05-23-2009, 05:25 PM
If your doctor thinks you have leukemia, a complete blood count as a preliminary test can have results that point to a diagnosis very quickly. You will need a biopsy, and probably some additional blood tests, to confirm the diagnosis. Some of these results will come back within the week, which is when your treatment will begin, although some advanced/genetic tests may take quite a while to get the results back on (but you will usually begin treatment before those results return, based on your other tests.)
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