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There is no particular type of white blood cell that indicates a patient has cancer. Physicians may do a blood test to see if a patient has a large number of white blood cells, consistent with some types of blood cancers, but having a particular white blood cell kind doesn't indicate cancer in anyone.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey are cells of the immune system involved in defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials.
Malignant white blood cells will cause leukemia.
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∙ 11y agoNot necessarily, leukemia is characterized by a preponderance of white blood cells.
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Is white cell blood tests cancer?
if white cell is 20,000, is it a leukimia or cancer? or is it just an infection?
What does a high white blood cell count mean in someone with bladder cancer?
The white blood cells are the immunity and defense of a body. A person with bladder cancer may experience a high white blood cell count because their body is fighting to destroy the cancer.
What are the two cells in the body that can cause cancer?
Your white blood cell can cause cancer
Does white blood cell count go up if you have cancer?
White blood cell count goes down. Red stays the same.
What does a white blood cell see while it travels through your body?
Cancer
What happens if white blood cell count is high?
If white blood cell count is high that means the body is responding to an infection.
What cell do you loss in cancer?
first it is lose and second you lose your white blood cells
Cancer runs in my family My white blood cell count went from 10000 to 12800 I A week Is that ok?
If cancer runs in your family and your white blood cell count went from 10000 to 12800, it is not okay and you should seek an expert advice.
Why are white blood cells fused with cancer cells to produce hybridomas?
because these cell also produced huge amount of antibodies for defense against disease. for example the cancer cell and the white cell. it produces antibodies
What is hairycell lukuemia?
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is unusual cancer of blood that affects the B cells, a type of the white blood cell (lymphocyte).
What is the medical meaning of white blood condition?
Leukocytosis means an elevated white blood cell count.
Does cancer always result in high white blood cell count?
Typically, high white blood count indicates an infection. In the early stages of cancer, white blood count does not typically change. So, no, a high white blood count isn't really a sign of cancer in the early stages. You'd know you have cancer well before your blood cells do. It is, however a good idea to run additional tests to know why your cell count is high.
