Dr. Oz Show

[Guest guest]

I just watched my DVR of today's show. While I am disappointed that they didn't

talk more about the results for the CML patients, it was very interesting the

Dr. Druker has opened a complete new field of treatment for cancer patients.

His discovery of Gleevec has only been FDA approved for 10 years and is already

helping in 10 different cancers. I can hold my disappointment and rejoice that

what was designed for a few is helping an unbeliveable number of surviors to

hold a glimmer of hope that a bonified treatment has been found and give them

hope that a cure may be in sight for many in the near future.

H.

[Guest guest]

What kind of leukemia did that young girl have? The one that was on with her

dad?

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I too was really disappointed in this segment of his show. To say we are in

remission is wrong; we are getting a good response to the drug. He made it

appear that everyone of us are living normal lives with absolutely no side

effects. I would have loved to have heard from CML patients themselves with no

editing. Maybe I'll write his site and tell him my views! Let you know if I

follow through with this.

Hugs,

Judy P.

[Guest guest]

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> What kind of leukemia did that young girl have? The one that was on with her

dad?

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For Gleevec to be her treatment, she had to have the Philadelphia

chromosome....so she either had CML or there is one other form or leukemia that

sometimes has the ph+ cell (I think it is AML). Because

she had not been ill and was hospitalized for an injury when her leukemia was

discovered, she probably had CML.

C.