Daughter, age 38, has CML. Was wondering what it would cost for the trip to Arizona, Cancer Center there. She has Kaiser here in Sacramento and we were told the trip and treatments were not covered. Yet she s getting drugs that make her tired, goes to work when the pain isn t a lot (2 or 3 days per week) and I can see no treatment being used/exercised. Linda Q
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. CML is blood cancer which is having excellent prognosis if proper treatment is given. Life expectancy is more than 10 years with five year survival rate almost 70-80%. So strict follow up and proper chemotherapy should be administered. It is having remission and crisis phases. So chemotherapy Chat Doctor. So for your mother, I advise you to consult oncologist and start the chemotherapy.  She may be in the crisis stage. So clinical examination and chemotherapy is needed. Convince your mother about good prognosis of CML and importance of chemotherapy in CML.