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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused about her diagnosis...she said she had no symptoms. is it standard to have blood tests and check white cell counts after having a baby? I don't remember that.[/quote]

Yes I wrote about this in one of the thread about not having health care. Everyone single person is susceptible to cancer and it can happen out of nowhere. I saw so many young people with cancer as a resident (sometimes younger than me at the time). It makes me understand that nothing NOTHING is promised. [/quote]

Are these test included on the blood tests we get during a yearly physical?[/quote]

NP. A complete blood count would show if you have elevated white blood cells. That’s often part of a physical. But that wouldn’t detect all cancers at early stages. Different tests detect different cancers, especially at early stages. [/quote]

So why do women after childbirth get the "different" test? Not arguing with you or with the practice, just asking out of curiosity respectfully![/quote]

Women after childbirth do get the complete blood count which counts all types of blood cells—not because they’re looking for cancer, but rather because they are worried about the impact of blood loss. Her cancer is a blood cancer that just happens to also  detected early through the complete blood count because it causes very elevated white blood cells.

Women after childbirth do not get other cancer specific tests because there’s nothing about childbirth that makes you higher risk. For example, a mammogram is the best way to detect breast cancer and they don’t get that. They don’t inspect your skin for skin cancer. They don’t give you imaging scans to detect brain tumors. [/quote]

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