Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the information given. To get the facts right, the patient is a 74-year-old female with a prior history of anal canal cancer and Breast cancer (DCIS) treated with surgery and radiation. Her co-morbidity includes osteoporosis / prior UTI / Lung fibrosis / multiple fractures ? metastatic disease? weak bones. Is it possible to do a PET/CT scan, which can give a clear idea of the extent of the disease? Your doctor would be able to give a much clearer idea of it based on the need and present health status, permitting it.
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Can you forward your hemoglobin electrophoresis report to me?
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Skin whitening is technically called hypopigmentation. This is the usual side effect of Gleevec (Imatinib) and is usually harmless. Usually, it is reversible once the drug is stopped. However, evidence for stopping the drug is limited and no consensus exists on drug cessation when cured of CML (chronic myeloid leukemia).
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