A low white blood cell count is a common side effect of some cancers and cancer treatment. When your white blood cell count is too low, you have a high risk of getting an infection. Infections can be very serious in people with cancer.
Thyroid nodules are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland.
1 Nodules are simply lumps which are either solid or fluid-filled. 2  Goiter is simply a term for an enlarged thyroid gland. 3  Autopsy studies have revealed that up to 50% of all adults die carrying at least one thyroid nodule. 4  These people may or may not have been aware of the presence of their thyroid nodules.