1. Blood Tests

2. Complete Blood Count Measures different types of blood cells
Cancer detected if too few or too many of certain types of cells are found
Cancer detected by abnormal cells

3. Complete Blood Count
Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)-actual number of RBC in a sample
Hemoglobin-measures amount of oxygen carrying protein in blood
Hematocrit-percentage of person’s blood that consists of RBCs
Platelet count-number of platelets in a person’s blood (stop bleeding)
White Blood Cell Count (WBC)-number of WBC in sample

4. Differential Breakdown of types of white blood cells in sample
fight infections
some attack cancer cells

5. neutrophils-40-60%-bacterial and fungi infections
lymphocytes (B, T, NK)-20-40%-infections from microorganisms, cancer, virus infected
monocytes- 2-8%-infections from microorganisms
eosinophils-1-4%-parasites and allergic reactions
basophils-0.5-1%-allergic, blood, and neoplastic disorders, and parasites

6. Something to think about…
These tests used not only to diagnose cancer, but to evaluate your body is tolerating treatments
Cancer patients regularly have tests done to make sure their body is strong enough to tolerate these treatments