Blood labs
What is Hemoglobin
What is a protein found in red blood cells that is crucial for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and carrying carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be exhaled.
This is the normal range of RBCs
What is 4-6
This type of cancer treatment uses drugs to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells throughout the body
What is chemotherapy
Smoking is the leading risk factor for this type of cancer, which is the most common cause of cancer death in both men and women.
What is lung cancer
This test measures the percentage of your blood that is made up of red blood cells and is commonly used to assess the severity of anemia.
What is hematocrit test
This is a blood test that measures how long it takes for your blood to clot. It's primarily used to evaluate the function of specific clotting factors in your blood and to assess the risk of excessive bleeding or clotting.
what is Prothrombin Time
This is the normal range for WBCs
5,000-10,000
This treatment uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells by stimulating or restoring the ability of the immune system to target cancer
What is immunotherapy
This virus, spread through sexual contact, is linked to several types of cancer, including cervical cancer and cancers of the head and neck
What is the human papillomavirus (HPV)
This inherited bleeding disorder has deficiency of clotting factor VIII and is more common in males and can lead to excessive bleeding after injury or surgery.
What is hemophilia A
This is a standardized version of PT, used to make sure that PT results are consistent across different labs. It's particularly useful for patients on warfarin.
What is International Normalized Ratio (INR)
This is the normal range for hemoglobin
This type of cancer treatment uses high-energy rays, like X-rays, to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors
What is radiation therapy?
This type of cancer is associated with long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, either from the sun or tanning beds.
What is skin cancer (including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma)
This blood disorder is characterized by the body’s inability to produce hemoglobin normally, resulting in red blood cells that are shaped like a crescent moon.
what is sickle cell anemia
This test measures how quickly red blood cells settle at the bottom of a test tube. A faster rate can indicate inflammation in the body.
what is Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
This is the normal range for hematocrit
36-51%
This hormone-based treatment is used primarily for cancers like breast and prostate cancer by blocking hormones that fuel the growth of the cancer.
What is hormone therapy
This substance, commonly found in alcohol, has been linked to several types of cancer, including mouth, throat, and liver cancer, when consumed in large amounts.
What is ethanol
Condition known for low platelet count
What is thrombocytopenia?
measures the average size of red blood cells
what is Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
normal range for platelet count
150,000-400,000
This type of cancer treatment involves the transplant of blood-forming stem cells into a patient whose bone marrow has been destroyed by disease or chemotherapy.
What is stem cell transplant or bone marrow transplant
This lifestyle factor is linked to several cancers, including colon, liver, and kidney cancers, and is known to increase body fat and inflammation in the body.
What is obesity
This disorder, often caused by a deficiency in vitamin B12 or folate, results in larger-than-normal red blood cells that can’t function properly.
What is macrocytic anemia