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Eating pencil leads
I have an habit of eating pencil leads for about six months,will it cause cancer in future? But now I stopped eating them
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Should be avoided because of harmful effects
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It's harmful
It contains lead ,metal
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No it will not cause cancer
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How maney pencil u eat in a day?
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Dr. Ankit Mishra
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Bhopal
Cannot be predicted as of now
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Dr. Varunkumar J
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Puducherry
Good morning
Kindly stop this habit
Kindly eat edible feeds
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Dr. Adhavan
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
5 yrs exp
Chennai
Pls Avoid it.. it's a irritant..
Don't use them
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Dr. Geetmoni Deka Pathak
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
24 yrs exp
Guwahati
Please avoid it
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Dr. Shradha Chandra
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
8 yrs exp
Bareilly
No it will not cause cancer but it's not good
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Dr. Swaroop Karumuthil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Meerut
Better avoid ...
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Indore
No my frd
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