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Does Radiation Treatment Affect Lymphocyte Production?
I have low lymphocytes in blood test and it is six months after I recieved 40 sessions of radiation for prostate cancer. could the radiation treatment have effected lymphocytes production? My RBC count is normal 4.36 and my WBC seems normal at 4.9 and HGB is 13.5 and HCT is 40.1%. Only thing which seems low is lymphocytes? What should I do ..if anything?
Wed, 18 Mar 2015
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I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. No need to worry about low lymphocytes. Your total wbc count and rbc count is normal so there should be no any major cause. May be it is due to your radiation therapy. No any treatment is required right now. Just be relaxed. You should go for repeat complete blood count test after 1 month.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. No need to worry about low lymphocytes. Your total wbc count and rbc count is normal so there should be no any major cause. May be it is due to your radiation therapy. No any treatment is required right now. Just be relaxed. You should go for repeat complete blood count test after 1 month.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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