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Low white blood cell count: Can cancer treatment cause leukopenia?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 13, 2022 | Replies (10)
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Thanks for your reply. I too thought the radiation was the culprit but when I emailed my care team they said not. They never ordered a CBC anytime. I had this done when I got home and when I informed them of the results they said I needed to follow up with my provider here 🤷‍♀️because the radiation wouldn’t cause it.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Sep 1, 2021

The care team answer was interesting because radiation can cause an impact on blood counts. But maybe because your treatment was confined to a targeted area it limited exposure to surrounding tissue and didn’t impact the body. If that’s the case, that’s a plus. But it still doesn’t answer why you’re having the decline in white blood cells.

Were the RBC numbers good?
Did you have a CBC before starting your treatments?

Do you have any symptoms of an infection, any autoimmune diseases, viruses? Are you on any other medications besides the Elegard and Lupron, such as antibiotics?

In any case, this does warrant further investigation. Have you talked your PCP after receiving the results?

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