This document discusses myeloproliferative diseases, specifically chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). It begins with an overview of the WHO classification of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms. It then focuses on CML, covering its epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features including symptoms in chronic phase, and investigations such as karyotyping, FISH and peripheral smear and bone marrow findings. The document discusses prognosis in the pre-imatinib and imatinib eras. It outlines the evolution of treatment for CML, including FDA-approved tyrosine kinase inhibitors like imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib and bosutinib.