What does 70% lymphocytes mean?

[Swissnology]

I have just been diagnosed and see a 70% lymph? What does this mean? It does not sound good

[AussieNeil Partner Administrator]

Please totally ignore %lymph (lymphocytes) in your blood test results and look at the absolute lymphocyte count (ALC). Percentages are absolutely meaningless when you have leukaemia.

Why is this?

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To reassure you, my %lymph has been around 90% for the past 4 years and I'm sure there are members with higher percentages than me, considering we have some untreated members with ALCs of 200 to 300 (thousand).

Neil

[Myrddin]

As Aussie Neil has said it is the rate of change of the total lymphocytes that are monitored in CLL or ALC. You can use the %lymphocites to calculate the total lymphocytes if they are not reported directly in you blood results.

See Lymphocytes section of blood table at

cllsupport.org.uk/cll-sll/s...

Worth trawling through the whole of the CLL/SLL section on the main site for a good start to understand more about cll so you can discuss your journey with your doctors.

Then hopefully watch and live

[Jilltap]

I have been above 90% lymphocytes for several years as well. My doc keeps thinking I will be catching everything around and I have stayed pretty healthy. I work with children and rarely get sick. Try not to worry and best of luck.