Tests are under way on a pill that appears to cure one of the most common types of leukemia .
The leukemia pill, called STI571, acts like a smart bomb, destroying cancer cells without damaging the healthy cells. Six months ago, Carol Stuckey didn't have the energy to walk outside. She has been battling CML, or chronic myelogenous leukemia , for seven years. Her cancer was winning and she had run out of treatment options. I had almost no energy whatsoever.