RE: VN News (May 26, 1997---2)

["Huy Quang Nguyen (Global Trends)" <v-huynq@microsoft.com>]

Hello experts

> <P>But on April 15, six days after the infusion, Huong became short
> of breath and began coughing up blood. He was put on a ventilator.
> 
> <P>Doctors didn't know why this was happening.
> 
Can anybody out there tell me what was happening in fact since I did
believe myself that once got proper bone-marrow from his brother, Huong
should have been survived?

> <P>If the bone marrow took and there were no complications, Huong
> would have a 20 percent chance of surviving at least two to five
> more years. Without the transplant, he had no chance at all.
> 
What does it really mean? Once attacked by leukamia, how many percent
chance of surviving by this treatment? And How long their life should
last? Only within 5 years :-(? Does it make sense?

Thanks

Quang Huy