CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) is usually discovered during a physical exam or routine blood test and close to 50% of patients found to be in the chronic phase have no symptoms at all (asymptomatic).

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Those who do have “symptoms” may have one or more of the following:

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• Fatigue that lingers and/or doesn’t go away
   

• Shortness of breath
   

• Weight loss
   

• Unexplained bruising
   

• Night sweats
   

• Pale complexion due to anemia
   

• Tightness in the abdomen, abdominal pain or mass
   

• Enlarged spleen (50% of cases) or liver (15% of cases)