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When you have lab tests, ie: CBC would cancer show up in the results?
62 yr old, Female
asked May 19, 2010 at 05:53PM in Oncology/Cancer
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1Votesanswered May 20, 2010 at 04:35AMCancer does not necessarily show up in blood tests. Some cancers, like leukemia, may be diagnosed on a CBC, but in general a "normal" CBC cannot exclude cancer, while an abnormal test can't confirm it either. A CBC provides useful information about many diseases, but can't be used in isolation. Blood tests must always be interpreted in conjunction with all the patient's other clinical information.
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