had treatment for CMML leukemia 5.75 years ago.  I have not had any treatment since and go to the  hospital for a checkup every 6 months.All seems fine and platelets are at the lowest end of normal.I have asked my Dr. several times am I cured or not.  Nobody seems to be able to answer or explain.  Yours Bridie Curtis
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for the query. There was no explore leukemia, cure is achieved if there is no relays of leukemia within 5 years while in other this is 7 or 10 years. However, if your blood picture is fine and you don't have sign of disease then you have to satisfied and don't need to worry. Just do frequent check-ups.Wish you good health. Regards nation because the answer is not so simple. It is hard to determine is patient cured since there can be long period of remission and then disease come back. Remission means that there are no sign of disease and no symptoms, but this doesn't mean\"cure\". For s