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[cousineg]

See  these articles: Glivec and Sutent shrink tumors but could also make them more aggressive and mobile

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[cousineg]

See also this article :

  Malignancies occurring during therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs) for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and other hematologic malignancies

''Second cancers occur in a small  percentage of patients receiving therapy with TKIs for hematologic malignancies, mostly CML. No evidence at the moment suggests that exposure to TKIs increases the risk of developing second cancers.''  Blood - October 2011

[cousineg]

See also Imatinib Long-Term Effects Study: Global Independent Assessment of Imatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Results At 8 Years

''In conclusion, CML-related deaths are uncommon in CML patients who are in CCyR two years after starting imatinib. Survival is not statistically significantly different from that of the general population. Side effects are present but generally not serious.  A higher incidence of prostate cancer, to be confirmed and further analyzed, was observed''

December 2011

Other link: Ryan O'Neal Thinks He's Fortunate His Prostate Cancer's Detected Early

[Sneezy12]

Pericytes are found in Solid tumors, not Blood. There is no relationship to CML. Frank

[Sneezy12]

The increase was not conclusive. Frank

[Sneezy12]

The risk of secondary cancer was LESS than expected, including Prostate cancer. Frank

[Tedsey]

Well, since CML and prostate cancer is more often found in older individuals, likely there is no higher risk of getting prostate cancer than the general population.  So, until it is investigated further, I would just forget about it.

Here is to your good heatlh and at least an average life span,

Teds