Abdul-Jabbar being treated for leukemia

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.

The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday.

The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar said his doctor didn't give any guarantees, but informed him: "You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle."


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Certainly not the best news, but good to hear that the outlook is fairly positive. Best of luck to him.

I hate it when I hear that someone has cancer. On the positive side it's nice to hear that he's got a very good chance. Get well soon.

Good luck, Kareem!