A routine blood test may pack a bigger punch than previously suspected, suggests a recent analysis of over 3 million Canadian patient records. A finding of thrombocytosis (platelet count >450 x 10 9 ...

Manage your stage 3 ET diagnosis with this guide on high-risk treatments, side effects and new NCCN-preferred options to empower your next visit. While essential thrombocythemia (ET) is classified as ...

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 ...

Introduction Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer‑related death. Accurate and easy‑to‑use prognostic factors are necessary. Increased platelet count might be a potential prognostic factor.

We sought to identify changes in platelet (PLT) counts over time, and to evaluate the patterns of thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis in hospitalized infants 23.8 weeks to term gestation.

Approximately 40% of patients with renal cell carcinoma die as a result of disease progression, making the identification of reliable prognostic factors highly important. Thrombocytosis, an increase ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways A high platelet count can lead to blood clots and bleeding, which can be dangerous. Reactive thrombocytosis is often linked to another cause of ...

Platelets (also called thrombocytes) are small blood cell fragments made by your bone marrow. They help form blood clots to stop you from bleeding when you've been injured. Platelets are small cell ...

A phase II trial of gemcitabine plus capecitabine (GX) in patients with advanced renal cell cancer (mRCC) previously treated with immunotherapy No significant financial relationships to disclose. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This patient presents with a persistently elevated platelet count. Though she did give birth a number of months ...

Thrombocytosis, or raised platelet count, has been recognised as a significant positive predictor for malignancies, especially the LEGO cancers (lung, endometrium, gastric and oesophageal) in the NICE ...