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What Is The Meaning Of Having Lymphocytes At 0.66 Level?

Hi, I,m Charmaine Bartolo and suffer from Chrohns disease. I m taking 200mg of azathioprine daily together with 3g pentasa. My bloods are all fine but my lymphocytes are low 0.66. Does that mean that I am always susceptible to get cancer since my lymphocytes are low? Thanks
Mon, 20 Jan 2014
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hi, your low lymphcytes are because of the drug azathiapurine which is an anti cancer drug by itself. it tends to reduce the synthesis of your immune cells, and that is how it helps in your bowel disease. you need not worry about it as it can no way lead to cancer. hope this helped.
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What Is The Meaning Of Having Lymphocytes At 0.66 Level?

hi, your low lymphcytes are because of the drug azathiapurine which is an anti cancer drug by itself. it tends to reduce the synthesis of your immune cells, and that is how it helps in your bowel disease. you need not worry about it as it can no way lead to cancer. hope this helped.