Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of blood cancers that start with a small mutation in the stem cells of the bone marrow. Although MPNs are quite rare, essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, and myelofibrosis are the most common types. Each represents a mutation of a different source of stem cell.