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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Carolyn Blasdel, RN, FNP-BC, OCN

''Carolyn Blasdel began caring for patients with CML at the start of the Phase I Gleevec trial in 1998 at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, USA as a clinical research nurse with Dr. Brian Druker, MD. Her current practice focuses on side effect management, patient education, and   promoting a high quality of life with excellent treatment outcomes for people living with CML.

She earned a Post-Master’s Certificate from Washington State University, Vancouver, Washington, her Master of Arts degree in Psychosocial Nursing at the University of Washington in Seattle, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.   She is an Oncology Certified Nurse and is also board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.''
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http://www.cmlsociety.org/?q=node/161

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Nurse Practitioner Carolyn Blasdel – Montreal – August 2010
October 2010,  by the CML Society of Canada              

Managing Treatment Related Side Effects by Carolyn Blasdel
June 2008, Conference in Italy

Managing the side effects with Carson Pattillo and  Carolyn Blasdel
November 2003, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

What problems with bone and joint pain do CML patients sometimes experence with Gleevec ?   
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What problems with fluid retention to CML patients sometimes have with Gleevec ?                                                   
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What gastrointestinal problems do CML patients sometimes experience with Gleevec ?             
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What are the different types of blood cells?
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