DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION
Diagnosis:
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Treated at:
Children's Hospital Central California
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Current Status:
Cancer free
Age at Diagnosis:
2
Kayli J.Follow
Location: Reedley, CA, US Age: 12
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML) is a rare form of leukemia which affects young children, generally under the age of 5. JMML affects around 4 in every million children and the average age at diagnosis is around 2 years old.
Kayli was officially diagnosed with JMML in July of 2001. Chronic ear infections, an unexplained rash over ~40% of her body and an enlarged spleen, finally led us to seek a consultation from what would end up becoming her hematologist/oncologist. After her diagnosis Kayli underwent the treatment protocol put out by University of Alabama-Birmingham. She had the majority of her pretreatment performed at Children's Hospital Central California, including her splenectomy, 6 other surgeries and her eventual life saving bone marrow transplant performed at ...
Kayli was officially diagnosed with JMML in July of 2001. Chronic ear infections, an unexplained rash over ~40% of her body and an enlarged spleen, finally led us to seek a consultation from what would end up becoming her hematologist/oncologist. After her diagnosis Kayli underwent the treatment protocol put out by University of Alabama-Birmingham. She had the majority of her pretreatment performed at Children's Hospital Central California, including her splenectomy, 6 other surgeries and her eventual life saving bone marrow transplant performed at ...
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