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Regarding rdw

2021-05-22 12:24:45
I had a cbc on 2 April and other on 22 may I first had 14.5 nd now it's 16.2 ! I had a vitamin b12(84) nd vitamin d3(6.3)deficiency I checked online nd they are showing that the size of rdw can increase because of cancer too! Should I b concerned? My RBC count dropped from 5.58 to 5.4
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Not to be concerned...unless u face any symptoms.

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