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My dil blood platelets is 28 and is taking chemo to bring them up, but no cancer. what is causing this to happen?
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Destruction of cells: The platelets could be getting destroyed faster than they are being made. This can be caused by viruses, an autoimmune process, certain drugs. It could also be a production problem, where the body isn't producing platelets.
Answered 8/7/2013
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