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[|Human|] My daughter had an MRI and ws told that her bone marrow count was lower than last year.  She is scared as to what this could mean.  She was instructed to have another blood test done tomorrow and to see an oncologist.  Does this mean she has cancer?  Anemia was ruled out last year when her counts were also low.
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Lower bone marrow count does not always suggest cancer. There are many causes for this. But the common ones are1. Viral infection like dengue and chickengunya2. Malaria fever.3. Chronic bacterial infection like TB.4. Fungal infection5. Side effect of Chat Doctor. So we need to rule out all of the above first. Anything which causes bone marrow suppression can cause low bone marrow count. Most of the cancers have high count. So better to consult hematologist for further investigations.