Polycythemia vera - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年2月11日 · Polycythemia vera (pol-e-sy-THEE-me-uh VEER-uh) is a type of blood cancer. It causes your bone marrow to make too many red blood cells. These excess cells thicken your blood, slowing its flow, which may cause serious problems, such as blood clots.
Polycythemia vera - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年2月11日 · The most common treatment for polycythemia vera is having frequent blood withdrawals, using a needle in a vein (phlebotomy). It's the same procedure used for donating blood. This decreases your blood volume and reduces the number of excess blood cells.
Is Idiopathic Erythrocytosis (Polycythemia) cancer?
2018年3月5日 · Hello, I have been diagnosed with chronic anemia and polycythemia secondary. I’ve had elevated WBC, RBC, and hematocrit for over a year and all three continue to rise. PV has been ruled out and bone marrow biopsy was negative.
How bad is a diagnosis of Polycythemia Vera? - Mayo Clinic Connect
2024年2月3日 · Hi @onthejoedock Polycythemia vera is a type of cancer that causes red blood cells to multiply. Having too many can cause some serious complications if untreated, such as blood clots.
Polycythemia Vera: What foods should I eat? - Mayo Clinic Connect
2023年2月22日 · However, if you have polycythemia vera, it is important that you understand that many serious complications can be exacerbated by certain foods. You need to consider dietary issues to make sure that you eat in a way that helps minimize your risk …
MGUS with Polycythemia Vera (PV) | Mayo Clinic Connect
2022年5月17日 · Polycythemia Vera is another blood cancer that allows the marrow to produce too many red blood cells. Polycythemia vera is a type of blood cancer known as myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). This is what our Mayo Clinic website has to say about PV https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polycythemia-vera/symptoms-causes/syc-20355850
Polycythemia vera - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic
2022年2月11日 · This slow-growing blood cancer mainly affects people over 60. Treatments and lifestyle changes may reduce complications and ease symptoms.
ET, Polycythemia, Jax2: Is this a blood cancer?
2023年12月29日 · Yes, MPNs are slow-growth blood cancers. JAK2 is not a blood cancer itself but is the gene mutation marker sought for diagnostic purposes.
Jak2 positive, biopsy next: Does it mean I have blood cancer?
2022年6月21日 · You require futher testing to know if you have a bone marrow disorder, like polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, or primary myelofibrosis. These disorders are known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).
Policitemia vera - Síntomas y causas - Mayo Clinic
2022年2月11日 · La policitemia vera es un tipo de cáncer de la sangre. Esto hace que la médula ósea produzca demasiada cantidad de glóbulos rojos. Este exceso de células espesa la sangre y reduce el flujo, lo que puede causar graves problemas, como coágulos sanguíneos.