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Blood and lymph cancer
A blood or lymph cancer is a condition in which one of the types of blood cells formed in the bone marrow has become cancerous, and many of these cancerous cells are circulating throughout the blood and/or the body.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 30-year old asked:
Describe the features of a blood and lymph cancer.?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Blood and lymph cancer?
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A 42-year old asked:
With blood and lymph cancer what else should I be concerned about?
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A 38-year old asked:
How do I tell kids grandma has blood and lymph cancer? What do they need to know?
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A 36-year old asked:
Just heard a close neighbor has blood and lymph cancer. How do we explain this condition to the kids?
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A 38-year old asked:
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. What about blood and lymph cancer?
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A 33-year old asked:
Lymph nodes swell and go down for last 3 months all blood tests normal, should I be worried about cancer? No cancer runs in my family.
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A 30-year old female asked:
I got lymph nodes in my neck with pain. I checked my blood. But every thing good. Am afraid is it the symptom to cancer. What's the problem to me?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Can a blood test indicate leukaemia and lymph node cancer I have swollen lymph node on ncek for a month now bloodbtest came back clear and normal?
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A member asked:
Would an intestinal cancer that has spread to the lymph system show in a blood evaluation for lymphoma and leukemia?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My son 15mnth went for ultrasound on lymph node he has for 2 months it measured about 8mm and he is having CBC blood work today could it be cancer?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I got 67% lymphocytes in blood test. 25% neutrophiles. I got cervical lymph nodes 2~3. What does that mean?? Is it cancer I am really worried.
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A 21-year old female asked:
Had a swollen lymph node on the side of my neck and small one behind ear for over 4 years. Not bothersome. Not growing. Normal blood tests. Cancer?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Went to diet dr. Blood work 13 WBC with normal percentages. Absolute neutrophils 9. Absolute lymph 3.6 are these numbers signs of cancer? Pcp said no
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A 46-year old female asked:
Benign biopsies in Nov. Chance of Cancer? Recent PET fu- 1.7 cm non calc. lung nodule. Intensity greater than blood pool. Concern for malignancy. 2 mild FDG avid L hilar & L prevasc. media.lymph nodes. Concern for metastatic disease of L lung malign.
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A 28-year old female asked:
Thyroidperoxadase 1200 for last year other thyroid blood tests fine, cysts on thyroid 1.3 cm, swollen lymph nodes neck pain, cancer?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is a finding of left hilar calcified lymph node common? I have chest pains and blood in sputum no smoker multiple CT scans yrs ago. No TB , cancer?
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A 28-year old male asked:
In CT I have a left hilar lymph node calcified not a smoker have chest pains and blood in sputum. No TB Can this be cancer? is this common?
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A 54-year old female asked about a 52-year old female:
Friend with stage 4 nsc inoperable lung cancer with mets and lymph node spread, diagnosis march 2013, needed blood transfusions today.Hr140.Ideas?
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A 25-year old male asked:
My mother 55 years oid and her CBC report was: WBC 22800 , RBC 4.68 , platelet 613000 and lymph differential 17%. Does that mean she has blood cancer?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Lymph node right side of neck swollen for 2 yrs. Sed rate was high on blood work. CMP/CBC normal. Worried about cancer but pcp doesn't seem concerned?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Doctor sent me in for blood work after noticing "a lot of swollen lymph nodes" around my breast. Fam history of cancer esp breast. What does this mean?
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A 44-year old female asked:
My ACE 173.00 and B2M 3.20 blood tests where elevated...does this mean sarcoidosis or cancer? My Doctor thought maybe low grade lymphoma. I have swollen lymph nodes in chest and stomach, some spleen lesions. Thank you for any information?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Have 1,5sm lymph under jaw , pain in throat for 1 mont h, went to ENT took blood tests. Tests are fine, but i''m worried can this be cancer , im 22y?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I've swollen lymph nodes in neck & groin , night sweats , painful spleen - very heavy painful periods awaiting blood results.Am 37 is cancer likely?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Exposure to cold worsen the condition, Blood tests done, no indication of cancer or tb, no hiv, wheezing is present, scan has shown lymph nodes enlargement resulting in neck lump. High blood pressure, anemic patient, barking sound when coughing.
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A 37-year old female asked:
Aunt- stage 4 lung cancer, no treatment weak heart, swollen neck lymph, coughing up blood, oxygen, hospice, life expectancy?
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A 72-year old female asked:
Do I have pancreatic cancer?Blood results show CA 125 is 443 ul/ML, CA 19-9 is 161.7 ul/ML, CEA is 72.8 ng/ML.Colonscopy & Endoscopy clear. CTAbdomen shows right and left adnexa lesions, enlarged lymph nodes.I am 17 years post total hysterectomy/opp
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have had 3 swollen lymph nodes, 1 in my neck, 1 in cheek, & 1 in inner thigh for 5+ years, plus 1 more that showed up below my ear about 5 months ago. Neck CT scan & blood work normal. Possible for lymph nodes to remain swollen years w/o cancer?
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A 27-year old female asked:
How can we identify that the lymph is of cancer or not?
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