Treatment for stage 2 essential thrombocythemia is highly personalized. Not every patient requires medication right away, and ...

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), a rare blood disorder that causes an increase in the number of blood cells. Some symptoms include headaches, dizziness, ...

Patients with ET experience diagnostic delays, averaging 26.5 months from the first elevated platelet count to diagnosis, indicating potential underestimation of the disease's burden. The study ...

A new finding could improve early detection of cancer among individuals in the general population who are seen by family doctors, say British researchers. They found that patients with increased blood ...

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How Does It Work for ITP? There is no cure for ITP. Its symptoms can vary from person to person, with some people not having any symptoms. Because ITP causes low platelets, the main side effects that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...