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Can Megabolastic Pernicious Anemia eventually lead to ...


Sent to Health Experts October 31, 2007 7:58 p.m.
Can Megabolastic Pernicious Anemia eventually lead to a form of leukemia if untreated ?

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October 31, 2007 8:02 p.m. (4 minutes and 16 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark
B12 deficiency (which causes pernicious anemia) does NOT lead to leukemia.

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Sent October 31, 2007 8:05 p.m. (2 minutes and 27 seconds later)
....OR ANY FORM OF CANCER?
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Sent October 31, 2007 8:17 p.m. (12 minutes and 39 seconds later)
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sINCE MAGABOLASTIC PERNICIOUS ANEMIA CANNOT LEAD TO LEUKEMIA, CAN IT LEAD OR CAUSE ANY OTHER FORM OF CANCER?
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October 31, 2007 8:40 p.m. (22 minutes and 14 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark
The long term consequences of Vitamin B12 deficiency are neuropathy (loss of sensation in the hands and feet), neuropsychiatric problems including depression and dementia.

It does NOT lead to cancers.

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