Question 1

can low rbc possibly cause bone marrow cancer or leukemia or does bone marrow cancer or leukemia cause low rbc ?

Accepted Answer

: Low red blood cell count or anemia does not cause bone marrow cancer or leukemia but anemia is almost always present in bone marrow cancer or leukemia.

Question 2

can bone marrow cancer cause death?

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Yes: Mortality rates vary depending on the cell line, its response to therapy, and how wide spread it is when it is caught... But all of them can lead to death and debility.

Question 3

can it be too early to detect cancer in bone marrow biopsy? my labs show low rbc hgb 7.1 iron and is normal b12 is high. had a bone marrow biopsy and chromosome testing done it was negative. no signs of cancer. could it be too soon to detect cancer?

Accepted Answer

: This may be simple iron deficiency from chronic menstrual blood loss through the years depleting your iron stores. In this case you would also have to test for gi lesions. The peripheral blood red cell indices showing a mirocytic, hypochromic pattern &amp; A high iron binding capacity would be diagnostic of iron deficiency anemia. I hope you have a hematologist involved to direct your testing&amp;care.

Question 4

40yo/f.rec labs uploaded.chronic lymphocytosis.had bone marrow biopsy checking for cancer,only found small cluster of mast cells, show cd25 and spindled.but no ckit mutation and normal tryptase levels.blood stays about the same?been followed over 1yr?

Accepted Answer

: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, what you uploaded is not accessible to the doctors on this site.    
Wish you good health!

Question 5

i just had some lab work done. what would cause a low serum albumin level, high alpha 1 and 2 and high c-reactive protein and low vit d?

Accepted Answer

Likely inflammation: Generally, decreased Albumin and increased globulins are seen in inflammatory conditions, acute or chronic. The fever ; high CRP also support this. Of note, other conditions may cause this including cancer, but still, the most likely explanation is infection/inflammation. A low vitamin d level may be caused by inadequate intake, no sun exposure, absorbtion problem, kidney disease, obesity.

Question 6

how likely is survival for a loved one with bone marrow cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends:: Depends on a number of factors, like:
the general condition, nutritional status, type of cancer, type of treatment given so far, 
any complicating factors.
Some cancers, like prostate, are slow growing and survival can be for a long time.
It also depends on the bone (s) affected by the cancer.
Your oncologist should give you a prognosis, as he is aware of his situation.

Question 7

i'm curious as to how long is the survival rate of bone marrow cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends:: Depends on a number of factors, like:
the general condition, nutritional status, type of cancer, type of treatment given so far, 
any complicating factors.
Some cancers, like prostate, are slow growing and survival can be for a long time.
It also depends on the bone (s) affected by the cancer.
Your oncologist should give you a prognosis, as he is aware of his situation.

Question 8

how dangerous is a bone marrow cancer myeloma?

Accepted Answer

It is a cancer: With high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation, the median survival has been estimated in 2003 to be approximately 4.5 years, compared to a median of approximately 3.5 years with "standard" therapy.

Question 9

is leukopenia the symptom of bone marrow cancers like leukemia?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Leukopenia (low white blood cell count) can be a symptom of bone marrow cancers like leukemia or myelodysplasia.  There are many other less serious reasons to have low white blood cells too.

Question 10

what would a bone marrow biopsy show? they ruled out cancer already.

Accepted Answer

It depends,,: it depends on what it was done for.  It could be to check on a precancerous condition of the blood like myelodysplastic syndrome or to see if the blood cell lines are sufficient in quantity but this is an extreme test only to be done if other tests are inconclusive or ominous.  If cancer had been ruled out, there likely isn't a need for it.  See your doctor to find out more info..  Good luck.

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40yo/f.rec labs uploaded.chronic lymphocytosis.had bone marrow biopsy checking for cancer,only found small cluster of mast cells, show cd25 and spindled.but no ckit mutation and normal tryptase levels.blood stays about the same?been followed over 1yr?

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I just had some lab work done. what would cause a low serum albumin level, high alpha 1 and 2 and high c-reactive protein and low vit d?

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How likely is survival for a loved one with bone marrow cancer?

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I'm curious as to how long is the survival rate of bone marrow cancer?

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How dangerous is a bone marrow cancer myeloma?

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