High neutrophils and low lymphocytes can mean your body is under severe stress or fighting an infection. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) helps doctors understand how sick you are and what ...

Doctors monitor lymphocyte and other blood cell levels to predict how your lymphoma will progress. Low lymphocyte counts may suggest that cancer has spread to your bone marrow, or it can be a side ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) affects cells that become lymphocytes. Monitoring the number of lymphocytes in the blood is important for many aspects of this form of cancer. A healthy adult ...