High neutrophils and low lymphocytes can mean your body is under severe stress or fighting an infection. A neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) shows how sick you are and what treatment you may need.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) affects cells that become lymphocytes. Monitoring the number of lymphocytes in the blood is important for many aspects of this form of cancer. A healthy adult ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a female and almost 75 years old. My vital signs are always normal, and I am active, but slightly overweight. I get quarterly blood draws, and every reading is in the normal range ...

Intraepithelial lymphocytosis is an elevated white blood cell count in your gastrointestinal tract. It can be a sign of celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, or other gastrointestinal conditions. The ...

Lymphocyte-depleted Hodgkin’s lymphoma (LDHL) is a rare subtype of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system. Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon cancer of the lymphatic ...

For decades, cancer has been seen as a silent invader—an external force waiting to strike without warning. Treatments were framed as weapons of war, and our bodies became the battleground. However, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 71 years old. In 2021, lymphocytosis was found during my pre-op workup for breast cancer. I had a successful lumpectomy and radiation, and I am on a five-year course of anastrozole ...

The LymphoDose framework was applied to a cohort of 162 patients treated for brain tumors with 3D conformal radiotherapy. Four scenarios of UHDR treatment were compared: (S1) one fraction with all ...