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A high platelet count can lead to blood clots and bleeding, which can be dangerous. Reactive thrombocytosis is often linked to another cause of infection or inflammation and usually resolves on its ...

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 ...

A new way of interpreting standard blood tests could help GPs spot cancer warning signs sooner, according to scientists. Experts believe it could flag 10,000 patients a year who have a raised blood ...

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 ...

"These patients [with extreme thrombocytosis] had improved overall survival and lower bleeding risk compared to those with normal or low platelet counts at the time of diagnosis." — Marko Lucijanic, ...

Results from a phase 2 clinical trial designed and overseen by researchers at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute show 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 ...