Nervous breakdown isn't a medical term, however, nor does it indicate a specific mental illness. But that doesn't mean it's a normal or a healthy response to stress. A nervous breakdown may indicate an underlying mental health problem that needs attention, such as depression or anxiety.ervous breakdown isn't a medical term, however, nor does it indicate a specific mental illness. But that doesn't mean it's a normal or a healthy response to stress. A nervous breakdown may indicate an underlying mental health problem that needs attention, such as depression or anxiety.
This is the side effect of chemotherapy; myelotoxicity, the slowdown of bone marrow function to produce white blood cells, red blood cells and plasma cells, is caused by almost all anticancer drugs. A patient hardly realizes that s/he has the myelotoxicity, unless s/he suffers such complications as infections and bleeding. However, once complications occur, the patient will fall into a critical condition and be vitally at risk.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Print. Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is an uncommon type of cancer of the blood cells. The term chronic in chronic myelogenous leukemia indicates that this cancer tends to progress more slowly than acute forms of leukemia. The term myelogenous (my-uh-LOHJ-uh-nus) in chronic myelogenous leukemia refers to the type of cells affected by this cancer.