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How often do people have bone marrows if you have cml?
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Often: Bone marrow is aways done at diagnosis then 3-6-12 months depending onnthe practice doctors follow, but nowadays we can use blood test for bcr/abl a marker we test to monitor CML instead bone marrow bx, and do bone marrownif blood test bcr/abl getting worst. This is becoming a standard practice.
Answered 6/10/2014
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