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Is Essential Thrombocythemia a blood disease or cancer?
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Yes it is a cancer drug but also treats ET by reducing blood platelets. My doctor dies not call ET a cancer; calls it a treatable blood disorder that you can live many years with if you are properly monitored and treated.
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@princess86, yes, ours says the same. He strongly states that calling ET cancer is a thing of the past, when they did not know what ET actually was, so it was placed in a broader category.