[Incidence of chronic myeloid leukemia in 6 regions of Russia according to the data of the 2009-2012 population-based study].

Aim: To assess the main epidemiological characteristics of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the Russian Federation.

Subjects And Methods: A planned epidemiological prospective study was conducted in 2009-2012 in 6 Russian regions with the total number of 10.1 million inhabitants, which notified all new CML cases.