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6. Cause: Chemotherapy

The most common cause of neutropenia is chemotherapy, a treatment used for patients with cancer. Chemotherapy’s primary objective is to destroy fast dividing cells, as cancer cells grow and divide quickly. However, along the way, chemotherapy can also target healthy cells, such as hair and bone marrow. When the body is fighting off cancer and chemo is weakening the function of bone marrow, it can lead to neutropenia. Approximately half of all people going through chemotherapy will develop neutropenia.

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