An abnormal CBC can look frightening when you see words such as “high,” “low,” or “out of range” on your laboratory report. It is natural to wonder whether something serious is happening, especially if your doctor recommends seeing a hematologist. But an abnormal CBC does not automatically mean cancer, and one unusual number rarely tells…

Getting a phone call that says you need to see a hematologist-oncologist can be unsettling, especially when the referral happened after what seemed like a routine blood test. You may immediately wonder, “Did they find cancer?” or “Does something serious show up in my blood?” Those questions are understandable, but a referral to a hematologist-oncologist…