What Are the Causes of Low White Blood Count & Low Hemoglobin?
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Cancer
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Cancers, especially blood cancers like leukemia, can cause significant damage to the blood. As a result, both your white blood count and hemoglobin count are lowered.
Anemia
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Some cases of anemia are caused by a decrease in blood cell production in bone marrow. In these cases, both your hemoglobin and your white blood cell count will be low.
Chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy treatments, while effective at treating cancer, can also damage blood cells and result in decreased hemoglobin and white blood cell count.
Autoimmune Diseases
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Autoimmune diseases cause your immune system to attack your own body. Many can also result in damage to the blood, leading to a low hemoglobin and a low white blood cell count.
Nutritional Deficiencies
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Nutritional deficiencies can also result in a low hemoglobin and low white blood cell count.
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