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Old 09-19-2017, 03:21 PM   #1
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Icon44 Brian Boyle diagnosed with leukemia
awful news. All the best to him.

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Dr. Michael Farber, Devils team doctor, says Brian Boyle diagnosed with a type of leukemia. Says it's early in disease and treatable.

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Official diagnosis is Chronic Myeloid Leukemia form of cancer with bone marrow.
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That is terrible. At least they caught it early.
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Old 09-19-2017, 03:23 PM   #3
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'Chronic Myeloid Leukemia form of cancer with bone marrow' makes it seem like he won't be able recover enough to ever be able to play hockey again.

Hope I'm wrong though.
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Old 09-19-2017, 03:23 PM   #4
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That sucks. Hope he recovers completely.
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Old 09-19-2017, 03:46 PM   #5
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'Chronic Myeloid Leukemia form of cancer with bone marrow' makes it seem like he won't be able recover enough to ever be able to play hockey again.

Hope I'm wrong though.
It is way too early to tell.
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Chronic myeloid Leukemia is very treatable and patients can live normal lives. Boyle will likely play.

Have a friend who has been suffering from this for years. Chemotherapy becomes a treatment option at a certain point and he has still not reached that point.

Don't want to downplay it because it is a serious issue and each person reacts differently AND I'm not a doctor. But this is certainly not the worst cancer related news one could receive.
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Same disease Jason Blake had(has?) and still played another 400+ games in the NHL. Here's hoping for a similar result for Boyle. #### cancer.
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'Chronic Myeloid Leukemia form of cancer with bone marrow' makes it seem like he won't be able recover enough to ever be able to play hockey again.

Hope I'm wrong though.
Thankfully wrong, however serious nonetheless
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Never a good piece of news, but CML is not the worst diagnosis. Disease progression is well documented, and it's a target for one of our more miraculous drugs, gleevec (and its follow-ons). It has come to the point where many patients will even stop treatment.

I bet he plays again if it becomes a goal for him. Best of luck to him and his family.
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Very sorry to hear this news, he was a player I wouldn't have minded in a minor role with the Flames. Good that he should still be able to play out more of his career.
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From what I heard was discovered early and very treatable. Hope so.
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