Can regular blood work detect leukemia?
When you go to the hospital and they run basic blood work test if you have leukemia would it show up in the blood work or do you need specific test?
- Voice Of Experience
They would see the abnormality in the white blood cell count then order more specific follow up tests to pinpoint the cause.
- $ up_F@gz*
just the blood work i reckon
- nursebekki82
Leukemia would show up on regular blood work (complete blood count) Basically, Luekemia would manifest itself as as abnormal amount of white blood cells.
- gg4kk
Yes,a regular test for white blood cells will tell the story.When you have leukemia, the count is way up.
- midnightmoon62
The blood work can show signs of leukemia, but ONLY a bone marrow biopsy and aspiration can OFFICIALLY diagnose or dismiss leukemia
Leukemia — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatment of this blood-related cancer.
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