GMA - Good Morning America Host Robin Roberts has shared the news of her latest health diagnosis - MDS/Myelodysplastic Syndrome, known as pre-leukemia. It is a rare blood and bone marrow disease.
The disease is curable and Robin will receive a blood marrow transplant from her older sister later this year.
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Known information indicate that the disease is more often seen in individuals over 60 years young. MDS is a pre-cancerous disorder half way between benign and malignant, said Dr. Martin Tallman, chief of the leukemia service at New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. It occurs when the bone marrow produces blood cells that break apart and disintegrate when they enter the blood stream.
“When the marrow produces blood cells, they’re cracked, they’re fragile and faulty and they disappear, he said. Those disappearing blood cells leave patients with a low blood count, Tallman told msnbc.com, which can leave patients feeling fatigued from anemia, susceptible to infections like pneumonia and suffering from internal bleeding. The condition is curable, though it can also lead to fatal complications, primarily through infection, and some MDS patients develop leukemia.
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Speedy and complete recovery to Robin.
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