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Essential Thrombocytosis symptoms
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Apr 15 3:10pm | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
It would be interesting to know if these conditions are male or female dominant or if there are no value differences due to gender.
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So, I am male and thus my condition is quite rare?
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You might be interested in the MPN Research Foundation site. It notes that women are 1.5 x more likely to develop ET than men.
One line of research is looking at whether ET works like an autoimmune disease that women are also more likely to develop than men. No answers yet.
ET just doesn't get the same attention as related cancers because it can usually be well controlled with existing meds and patients have a normal lifespan with treatment.
https://www.mpnresearchfoundation.org/essential-thrombocythemia-et