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Can you have cancer (not of the blood or bone marrow) that would not show up in bloodwork? dies leukemia always show up in abnormal bloodwork?
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Yes: The presence of cancer frequently is not reflected by any abnormal blood tests. Leukemia usually, but not always will be reflected in an abnormal CBC (complete blood count) and differential
Answered 12/28/2020
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