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The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for CML in
the United States are for 2009:
- About 5,050 new cases will be diagnosed with CML (2,930 in
men and 2,120 in women).
- About 470 people will die of CML during 2009.
CML accounts for about 10% to 15% of all leukemias. The
average person's lifetime risk of getting CML is about 1 in 625. This
disease is slightly more common in men than in women It is also more
common in whites than in African-Americans.
The average age at diagnosis of CML is around 66 years. Over
half of cases are diagnosed in people 65 and older. This type of
leukemia mainly affects adults, and is only rarely seen in children.
There has been dramatic progress in treatment over the past
several years, so most people with CML are now surviving at least 5 years
after diagnosis. But because the highly effective drugs are still
fairly new, the average survival of people now being diagnosed with CML
is not known.
Last Medical Review: 11/05/2009
Last Revised: 11/05/2009
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