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Can your cbc results be normal and you still have a blood cancer?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

Yes: In both multiple myeloma and lymphoma the CBC can be fairly normal.

Dr Stockerl-Goldstein agreed

Answered 9/16/2018

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Unlikely: Blood disorders that are "cancers" are typically detected by abnormalities in the CBC that include an abnormal hemoglobin, a high or low white cell count or platelet count. Myeloma is a type of blood cancer that may elude detection on a CBC and needs other types of blood analysis to diagnose it.

Answered 5/9/2018

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