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What Are Precursor Blood Conditions and How Are They Treated?

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Precursor conditions are early phases of diseases that may develop into cancers such as lymphoma, leukemia, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, and multiple myeloma. Most people with precursor conditions do not experience symptoms, and since doctors rarely screen for these conditions, they are sometimes found through routine blood tests but often remain undiagnosed.  “Many diagnoses are purely incidental,” says Irene Ghobrial, MD, director ... Read more

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