Thread: Kareem abdul-jabbar has rare form of Lukemia
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Old 11-11-2009, 04:44 AM  
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Very sad hope he will be ok...


NEW YORK (AP)?Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.

The NBA?s all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday.

The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar said his doctor didn?t give any guarantees, but informed him: ?You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle.?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns
He is probably taking a drug called "Gleevec"
its very effective with his type of chronic leukemia.
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