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Can your cbc results be normal and you still have a blood cancer?
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Yes: In both multiple myeloma and lymphoma the CBC can be fairly normal.
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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