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Cancer Genetics |
Polycythemia Vera and Cancer05/04/1999 |
is polycythemia vera a type of cancer...
Polycythemia vera (PV) is classified as a "myeloproliferative" disorder. The bone marrow makes too many red blood cells, or erythrocytes. It also makes too many white blood cells and platelets although to a lesser degree. PV is gradual in onset, has a slowly progressive course, and generally begins in late middle age.Since the red blood cells are increasing in number without the normal control of growth, it technically is a kind of cancer. Modern therapy can change the course of the disease and people commonly are still living 12 years after diagnosis.
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Judith A Westman, MD Associate Professor, Clinical Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Medical Biochemistry College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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