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Can sickle-cell anemia lead to cancer?

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Though not a cancer, the treatment of sickle cell anemia is often similar to therapies used for blood-forming cancers such as leukemias and lymphomas. As a result, the condition may be treated at our blood and bone marrow cancer center at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer enter. read more

Other cancers that spread to the bone marrow can also cause anemia. Cancers that cause blood loss. Gastrointestinal, urinary tract, male genital, head and neck, and cervical and vaginal cancers can cause bleeding and lead to anemia. While cancer can cause anemia, anemia alone does not cause cancer, says Rogers. read more

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