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Is Essential Thrombocythemia a blood disease or cancer?

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@1995victoria

Hydroxyurea (HU) is a chemo drug used as first line of defense for ET. Don't be afraid of the words "cancer or chemo".....be more afraid of stroke or heart attack.

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1pearl | @1pearl | Apr 14 8:14pm

I am not afraid of either as my BP is low, like average 115/65 daily for which I measure each morning and I have no other risk factors either. I suppose docs want someone 65 to have something though. I am 65 years young and did not realize that made me “old”!

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