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Does Imitinef Mercilet Help To Cure Blood Cancer?

Hi I just received a forwarded mail from one of my friends saying "'Imitinef Mercilet' is a medicine which cures blood cancer. Its available free of cost at "Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai". Please advice, is this a true information or just a false one. Thanks Sarvar

Fri, 23 Jan 2015
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General & Family Physician 's  Response
Welcome to H.C.M. I am Dr Krishna Dubey.
Yes my dear friend, Imitinef Mercilet is used for blood cancer but for a specific type of blood cancer.

Imatinib use in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) a type of blood cancer.

Its available free of cost at "Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai but for this your patient should be admit in this institute. Your friend get free medicine there.

Thanx for query.

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Hematologist Dr. Hardik Sanghvi's  Response
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
It is true. But it is not effective in all blood cancers. Imatinib is effective in chronic myeloid leukemia and few other leukemia. It is a targeted therapy. It is tyroin kinase inhibitor. Drug is freely availabel in many cancer institutes.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you.
Thanks for using health care magic.
Wish you a very good health.
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Does Imitinef Mercilet Help To Cure Blood Cancer?

Welcome to H.C.M. I am Dr Krishna Dubey. Yes my dear friend, Imitinef Mercilet is used for blood cancer but for a specific type of blood cancer. Imatinib use in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) a type of blood cancer. Its available free of cost at Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai but for this your patient should be admit in this institute. Your friend get free medicine there. Thanx for query.