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ET, Polycythemia, Jax2: Is this a blood cancer?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jan 10 8:57am | Replies (26)
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@nohrt4me

JAK2 is the mutation that causes myeloproliferative neoplasms (cancers) like ET, PV, and MF.

A small number of researchers don't like the cancer designation for ET for reasons that are beyond my expertise to explain. And you do run into hematologists who still call it a blood "disorder," which may indicate they are working on outmoded info about these diseases.

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ontheverge | @ontheverge | Jan 1 10:22am

I find that younger hematologists, perhaps with more current knowledge and data, call ET a "disorder" and disagree with the WHO classification of "cancer".

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