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  • Low Blood Counts

    Cancer and cancer treatment often cause drops in blood count levels. The problems caused by low blood counts depend on which type of blood cell is affected.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/physical-side-effects/low-blood-counts.html
  • Low white blood cell counts

    Cancer and its treatment weaken your child's immune system by affecting the white blood cells that protect us against disease and germs.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/children-and-cancer/when-your-child-has-cancer/nutrition/low-white-blood-counts.html
  • Bleeding or Low Platelet Count

    Cancer and cancer treatments can lower the number of platelets in your blood.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/physical-side-effects/low-blood-counts/bleeding.html
  • Signs and Symptoms of Myelodysplastic Syndromes

    Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) cause low blood counts, which can be found on blood tests, sometimes even before symptoms appear.
    https://www.cancer.org/cancer/myelodysplastic-syndrome/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-symptoms.html
  • Watching for Infection

    Many cancer treatments and cancers can cause changes in your blood counts. A low white blood cell (WBC) count can put you at higher risk of infection.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/physical-side-effects/infections/watching-for-infection.html
  • Low white blood cell (neutrophil) counts and the risk of infection

    Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, stem cell or bone marrow transplant, steroids, or the cancer itself can suppress or weaken the immune system.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/physical-side-effects/infections/infections-in-people-with-cancer/low-wbc-and-weak-immune-system.html
  • Blood Transfusions for People with Cancer

    To have a transfusion means to get blood or some part of it. Learn more about how blood transfusions are used for people with cancer here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/blood-transfusion-and-donation/what-are-transfusions.html
  • Supportive Therapy for the Patient With Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

    For many patients with CMML, the main goal of treatment is to prevent the problems caused by low blood cell counts.
    https://www.cancer.org/cancer/chronic-myelomonocytic-leukemia/treating/supportive-therapy.html
  • Supportive Therapy for Myelodysplastic Syndromes

    For many patients with MDS the main goal of treatment is to prevent the problems caused by blood cell counts.
    https://www.cancer.org/cancer/myelodysplastic-syndrome/treating/supportive-therapy.html
  • Bleeding in the Mouth

    Bleeding in the mouth is generally caused by mouth sores, gum (periodontal) disease, or by a low platelet count (cells that help the blood to clot).
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/physical-side-effects/mouth-problems/mouth-bleeding.html
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