CML - The issue of heredity

[Guest guest]

Hello All,

Just thought I would chime in on this. While I thoroughly agree with what

has been written on the subject - CML is not in and of itself a hereditary

disease, I thought you would be interested in knowing that I know at least

three (3) fellow CMLers who all lost their fathers to CML. That being said,

about a year and half ago I posted a message on Rob's list and subsequently

uploaded a file, of a study that was done by Dr. Lipton of The

Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. He has one of the largest CML

patient bases in Canada, and he was interested in retrospectively examining

the occurrence of CML and other cancers in families. If I remember

correctly, and I would have to look this up to verify it, he did seem to see

a link between the incidence of colon cancer and CML in family lines. I am

not sure that this has been studied any further. The study was brought to

my attention by one of the fellow CMLers who father died of CML (in the

early 70's) and who is also a retired cytogenticist (which is quite

interesting as she spent a great deal of time diagnosing CML in the lab, and

then later was dxed with it).

When I was at ASH, we attended a session on the corporate Friday that looked

and environmental issues that may be involved in some forms of Leukemia and

Lymphoma. The use of Pesticides has been linked with childhood Leukemias

(typically AML and ALL) and some forms of lymphoma as well as exposure to

radiation and benzene. I think I will dig out my notes from this session

and post it for you, it was quite interesting.

It does sound though like the folks who write the script for ER (I didn't

see the episode in question - been ploughing through a pile of books I

received as presents), really goofed. I'll be looking forward to what

G. tells us from the site she mentioned.

Cheers to all,

Cheryl-Anne

[Guest guest]

ER can cause alot of stress lol

I remember my first bonemarrow biopsy and what I had to base my

expectations of it on.

On ER they had this kid... Scared out of his mind and when

the " biopsy " took place. Doc handsome seated in a chair by the kids

side, no masks or equipment beyond a blood draw needle and gloves,

nurse cutie pie holding the kids hand and no Lab tec or tray in

sight.

Doc handsome, cool and still seated, did the stick and the kid

screamed and thrashed like he was a calf getting branded.

I don't know about you all... but my bone marrows have ALWAYS been

well numbed-up affaires where I'm offered all sorts of neat happy

drugs and the Doc is suited-up as if for a minor surgery and

sweating by the time he's cork-screwed a hole into me. Never any

real pain... Some poor soul I KNOW saw that episode and freaked

when they had their first one only to be, like me, happily

dissapointed.

Emy G