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Is Essential Thrombocythemia a blood disease or cancer?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (63)
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@1995victoria

Maybe your doctor should look on CDC, NIH and World Health Org.....
In hematology, essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a rare chronic blood cancer (myeloproliferative neoplasm) characterised by the overproduction of platelets (thrombocytes) by megakaryocytes in the bone marrow.[3] It may, albeit rarely, develop into acute myeloid leukemia or myelofibrosis.[3] It is one of the blood cancers wherein the bone marrow produces too many white or red blood cells, or platelets

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1pearl | @1pearl | 6 days ago

Honestly, I really do not think my O/H knows if I have ET or Myelofibrosis. I do have something as I have high platelets but no symptoms and no underlying medical conditions. I feel very blessed after reading about so many symptoms others with MPNs have.

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