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Could someone with essential thrombocythemia (i.e. too many platelets) donate platelets to a blood bank?
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No: It is considered too dangerous for a people with cancer or a myeloproliferative disorder such as essential thrombocythemia to donate blood.
Answered 1/27/2018
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