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CBC AND CANCER
I am quite curious about one thing.
I had my cbc test.
My haemoglobin is 15
Is that rules out any kind of bowel and colorectal cancer?
Because any kind of tumor will leak blood and i will have anaemia.
Please someone please explain this
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Why are you worried that you would have bowel or colorectal cancer?
A disease may manifest because of multiple causes or a single factor can cause various different diseases. Medicine usually follows the principle of non-linearity and hence, foregone conclusions are rarely right.
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This is very hypothetical situation ur talking about .. not every tumour or cancer bleeds neither it may cause always anaemia .. CBC alone can never rule out any bowel or colon cancer ..
I belive u understand now
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Dr. Subimal Gangopadhyay
Laparoscopic Surgeon
36 yrs exp
Kolkata
No .. it is not correct
Consult haematologist.
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