Answer: There is no cure for polycythemia vera,treatment is to reduce symptoms and complications.
treatment to reduce the amout of blood cell:
1. Reducing the amount of blood in your body. Drawing some amount of blood from the body,through the vein. This decreases the amount of excess blood cell
2. Medication to reduce blood cell. Interferon Alfa-2b can be use to stop the over production of red blood cell.
3. Medication to destroy cancer cells. Busulfan is on the medication that destroy Cancer cell in cases were other treatment dose not work .
4. The use of low- dose aspirin to reduce burning pain in feet hand.
5.Therapy to reduce inching . if you have too much itching doctor may prescribed mediciation such as anithistamines to reduce your discomfort.