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Developing other forms of cancer after CML

What are the chances of developing another form of cancer as well as CML I have CML diagnosed 2019 in remission on imatinib My mother had lung cancer some sites say that I have a greater chance of developing it Should I be asking my health professionals for lung cancer screening

Hi Jacqueline,

There is no link between having CML, and then developing another cancer. You have no particular reason to seek other screening purely because of CML. 

The other way around is different … having radiotherapy for a solid tumour can increase your risk of CML. Not massively, but it exists.

David.