can a CBC result detect leukemia?!
Question: Can a CBC result detect leukemia?
actually i want to know if it is possible for someone to have leukemia with a normal CBC result?
(i mean for someone who is not diagnosed yet not someone during treatment )
thnx
(i mean for someone who is not diagnosed yet not someone during treatment )
thnx
Answers:
Yes, a CBC is a simple way to pick up a leukemia or exclude it.
A normal CBC result effectively rules out all of the many different types of leukemia unless it is too early in the course of the malignant disease for any clinical signs or symptoms - which is very unlikely.
MD hematologist and medical oncologist - cancer and leukemia specialist physician for 20 years
The CBC does look at the red blood cells and does detect leukemia if it is far enough along to be visible