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How high are platelets when you have cancer?mine is 443?if it was cancer blood cancer in particular would it be higher or keep elevating ? mine keeps going up n down was at 425 to 456 to 443 ?would cancer keep going up n down my hematologist siad no?
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Platelets are much higher in blood/ marrow related cancers. Yours appear at the higher limit of normal as many labs recognize 450 for the upper limit of normal counts. Many times such counts are secondary to recurrent bleeding, infections or inflammation in general.
Answered 7/19/2023
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