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Please give me an explanation about primary and secondary polycythemia.
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See below: Primary polycythemia, Polycythemia vera is a form of blood cancer. There are multiple causes of secondary polycythemia, including smoking lung disease, cyanotic heart disease etc. See this site for more info. http://www.medicinenet.com/polycythemia_high_red_blood_cell_count/article.htm
Answered 8/31/2014
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