title: Caring for Two: Pregnancy and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
abstract: A 27-year-old Australian-born woman named Mrs. B presented to her general practitioner in December 2010 with a three-month history of excessive tiredness. She has a supportive husband, and they have four children aged four months to five years old. Mrs. B was breastfeeding her youngest child and had initially attributed her fatigue to her busy home life. A blood test revealed an elevated white blood cell count (WBC) of 43.7 x 109/L (reference range: 4-11 x 109/L); hemoglobin and platelets were within normal range. Mrs. B was subsequently referred to a specialist hematology service.
authors.affiliation: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vassili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000187:drug effects*; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: chronic myeloid leukemia; interferon; pregnancy; tyrosine kinase inhibitor