Other names: Cancer, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia; Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia; Chronic Myeloid Leukemia; CML; Leukemia, Chronic Granulocytic
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia is cancer that starts inside bone marrow. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia causes an uncontrolled growth of immature cells that make a certain type of white blood cell called myeloid cells. The diseased cells build up in the bone marrow and blood.