Anonymous wrote:Oh no the kind of AML that she has is rare and really aggressive: AML with inv(3).
The treatments are utterly brutal, and only postpone the inevitable.
I am one of the doctors who diagnoses blood cancers, and it feels like these patients are getting younger and younger. 20 years ago I feel like most of my diagnoses of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma were in older people, but now so many are adolescents and young or middle aged adults. It will be interesting to review population data in the coming years.
I feel so bad for her and her family. Just so awful. It’s tragic. It was a well-written and affecting article. Thanks for posting.
Agree that the treatments are incredibly brutal--I'm the pp whose dad and cousin both died of the same type of cancer and, after seeing the treatments, I'm honestly not sure what I would do if I were diagnosed with it.