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What CBC parameters would be abnormal in a patient who has cancer?
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TOTAL WBC COUNT,RBC COUNT,HEMOGLOBIN and platelet count will be decreased in Cancer.
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Been called back after treatment for abnormal cell results on a cervical smear Doctor says he is unsure of where cells have come from patient has had breast cancer treatment what does this mean?
Abnormal cells from other organs don't usually present themselves in a PAP test. But they can. If patient has abnormal cells on PAP test and has history of breast cancer, a pathologist can determine if cells are cervical cells or breast cells. If breast cancer has migrated to cervix, this means the staging of breast cancer would increase. Most likely this isn't the case, and the abnormal cells are cervical related.
What type of laboratory test would be abnormal for a patient with anemia?
haemoglobin
If your spouse has Testicular cancer can that cause you to have an abnormal pap result?
No. That would have no effect on the pap test.
Which of the following laboratory tests would be abnormal for a patient with anemia?
Hematocrit and hemoglobin
What is an abnormal lung condition caused by occupational exposures to asbestes particles?
The answer to that would be Cancer
What kind of doctor would diagnose the symptoms of ovarian cancer in a patient?
As with all other forms of cancer, an oncologist would be the doctor or specialist that would diagnose the symptoms of ovarian cancer in a female patient. Warning signs might be found from a gynecologist during a pap smear, but an oncologist would verify the findings for cancer.
Can lung cancer patients travel by airplane?
If they can i would think it would hurt the patient.
Why would a hospital call in hospice if the patient does not have cancer?
Because the patient probably has less than 6 months to live, with the condition the patient has.
Can a cancer patient be massaged?
They should ask their doctor, because it depends on so many factors that they are the one who should decide when massage would be appropriate and supportive in relation to the specific treatment plan for their patient.
When would a cancer patient get ajuvant therapy?
Adjuvant therapy is given to a cancer patient when they have had surgery, but, because of the risk of re-occurrence in that area, they are given this additional therapy as a precaution. A patient may get radiation as an adjuvant therapy.
What would be the Wells score for a patient who has active cancer?
Anyone who it at risk for caner has a Wells score. The well score for a patient that has active cancer is >3. The doctors base this number after a series of questions.
Can cancer be transmitted by saliva?
No form of cancer is contagious. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causgees large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Even if your body would come into contact with one of these abnormal cells, it would simply attack the cell and get rid of it with white blood cells, the body's defense team.
