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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

 

Professionnel help and literature

Professionnel Help


Alisa Peinhardt, an experienced oncology nurse, now serves as the Director of Patient Care Services for the National CML Society                                                                                      VIDEO
January 2012,
Patient Power

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

Treatment of CML following Imatinib Resistance: A nursing Guide to Second-Line Treatment Options
October 2009, Clinical Oncology Nursing

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



                              More information about Carolyn Blasdel


Literature

Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, 3rd Edition
    

Medifocus Guidebook on Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Updated: November 19, 2010,    126 Pages

Surviving Leukemia: A Practical Guide by Dr. Robert Patenaude
1999, Firefly Book

Love, Medicine and Miracles
1990, HarperCollins Publishers 

CML Guides from LLSCanada

American Society of Hematology Education Program Book
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Approach to Patients with Treatment-Naive or Refractory Chronic-Phase Disease
Educational Session: Managing Chronic Myeloid Leukemia as a Chronic Disease
Minimal Residual Disease and Discontinuation of Therapy in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Can We Aim at a Cure?December 10, 2011, Ash EducationalBook

An Oncologist's Pulitzer-Winning Cancer Biography
"The Emperor of All Maladies" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
                         AUDIO
April 22, 2011,
Wbur.org
                             See also Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee

  












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