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Can cancer be detected in routine bloodwork? help please?
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Some can be.: Some forms of malignancy (such as leukemias / cancers of blood forming cells) can be detected and diagnosed by routine blood work. It depends upon the type of cancer. Different tests are needed to diagnose different forms of cancer.
Answered 11/10/2017
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