What cancers cause low white platelets?
I agree with “Pocket Protectorate” above in that I sense you will be fine. If your bone marrow biopsy was “negative” – you cannot have leukemia. There are no “white platelets.” I suspect you mean low white blood cells and low platelet counts. This can be due to a wide variety of factors from drugs (medications) to nutrition (B12 or Folate deficiency). The hematologist who did the bone marrow biopsy should be explaining this to you. This is part of our job. I’m glad you do not have HIV, Lupus, or leukemia. There are way too many explanations for an undefined decrease in white cells and platelets for us to analyze over the internet with such limited information. We need the entire CBC results, a look at the blood smear, a look at the bone marrow aspirate slides, and of course a complete history and physical examination. A person’s complete history is the most information in making diagnoses. You are allowed to ask these questions of the doctors who are providing your care and know all of
