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GCSF or Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is a glycoprotein that stimulates the bone marrow to produce more white blood cells for recovery after cancer therapy. The most common side effects are headache, nausea, fatigue, and muscle and bone pain.

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Please suggest ways to improve WBC count after chemotherapy.

Query: Hi doctor,I am a 23-year-old male. I am suffering from acute lymphoblastic lymphoma and I am going to finish my last chemotherapy. My WBC count has reduced due to the discontinuation of GCSF. After the completion of the chemotherapy session, how to recover WBC count? Please suggest me.  Read Full »


Dr. Prakash. H. M.

Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.GCSF (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) is given for immediate recovery followed by chemotherapy as chemotherapy causes excessive suppression of the bone marrow.The body has its own mechanism to produce GCSF and it will take usually a few weeks to start producing and r...  Read Full »

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