fried_blowney
10-08-2007, 09:16 PM
Toronto Maple Leafs' forward Jason Blake (http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8467844) has very recently been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). This is a form of leukemia (blood cancer) which is a slow growing cancer of the white blood cells. It has an incidence of 500 new cases diagnosed each year in Canada.
It is caused by an abnormal chromosome of cells in the body's bone marrow.
Jason is in no immediate danger, as he is in the chronic phase of the disease and has been assessed by a leading authority on CML at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto.
He has already started treatment which consists of an oral medication taken daily with low side effects.
We have secured opinions from numerous CML specialists confirming that with this oral medication, most patients are well controlled and lead normal lives, doing all their normal activities. Jason will be able to continue to play fully with the team and will be monitored closely by both the team's physician and his CML specialist.
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email getwelljasonblake@hotmail.com to send your get well wishes, and I will make sure that he personally receives each and every one of them. You may not like hockey, and if you do, you may not like the Leafs, but you have to respect the guy for doing what he's doing. I wish him a speedy recovery.
It is caused by an abnormal chromosome of cells in the body's bone marrow.
Jason is in no immediate danger, as he is in the chronic phase of the disease and has been assessed by a leading authority on CML at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto.
He has already started treatment which consists of an oral medication taken daily with low side effects.
We have secured opinions from numerous CML specialists confirming that with this oral medication, most patients are well controlled and lead normal lives, doing all their normal activities. Jason will be able to continue to play fully with the team and will be monitored closely by both the team's physician and his CML specialist.
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email getwelljasonblake@hotmail.com to send your get well wishes, and I will make sure that he personally receives each and every one of them. You may not like hockey, and if you do, you may not like the Leafs, but you have to respect the guy for doing what he's doing. I wish him a speedy recovery.
