Hi
my sister is 45 years old and just got diagnosed with CLL. Her blood count is normal, but her spleen and lymph nodes are enlarged, she is overtired, too.
she was told this will be monitored for now, another blood test in 3 months.
she was also told normal age to get CLL is 60 or 70+
when I read about it, it says people can live 20+ years with it etc.
does that mean her life expectancy is reduced? Obviously for an old patient 20 years sound great, but she is only 45
how likely will she need treatment? Or do most people only need monitoring?
thank you