What is Chronic Myeloid Leukemia? | More info on Devils' Brian Boyle's diagnosis

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Brian Boyle (24) skates on the ice during the second period of a 3-2 win over Florida Panthers at Air Canada Centre.(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, the type of cancer with which Devils forward Brian Boyle was recently diagnosed, is a rare but highly treatable form of cancer.

Like other forms of leukemia, the disease affects a person's blood cells. In the case of CML, it affects the bone marrow and cells that develop into red blood cells, platelets and some white blood cells.

CML is a slow-growing cancer, and people can live long, normal lives with it, even if it is never eradicated completely.

Here is a full description from the American Cancer Society:

Chronic myeloid…