Thread: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a rare form of leukemia

Did... did somebody dig you down??

I am one of the lucky Americans with good (albeit expensive) health care coverage through my employer. I pay $30 USD for one month because the way our plan works the break down is $10, $30, $60 based on the tier of the drug (and formulary vs non-formulary). Many plans still have people paying a percentage which would be a deal breaker for us. I work for a small business (less than 50 people) and because of my medication (and a few women having...

that plain and simply isn't true trizzle

Good luck with your treatment. I'm a cancer researcher specializing in Leukemias in Toronto. Luckily through research people with certain forms of cancer can live relatively normal lives for years.

sports.espn.go.com — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday.

Do you pay the $3000 out of pocket? With Gleevac, is there a projected life span?

I'm glad that we live in an era where Cancer is no longer a death sentence.

Hmmm, I wonder who the term 'cancer survivors' refers to then.

Cancer sucks. Every time I hear the words "rare form of.." it makes me take pause.

Sad to hear but heartening that he apparently has a good chance.