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Hemoglobin level at 14. if you were to have leukemia would your hemoglobin show up to be low?

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Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

Not always: Patients with acute leukemia very often will be anemic but someone can have chronic leukemia (cll for example) and have normal hemoglobin.

Dr Ferdowsi agreed

Answered 9/23/2013

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