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Polycythemia vera
A slow-growing blood cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What is polycythemia vera?
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Is polycythemia vera hereditary?
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How's diagnosed polycythemia vera?
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I've got polycythemia vera. Now what?
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Do a lot of people get polycythemia vera?
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Could polycythemia vera go away with time?
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What are the symptoms of polycythemia vera?
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What do you recommend for polycythemia vera?
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I have polycythemia vera. What food should I eat or avoid,?
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If my son has polycythemia vera, what foods should be avoided?
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Im a teen. How will having polycythemia vera mess up my health later in life?
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Are there certain foods that should be avoided when you have polycythemia vera?
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Are there any two types of polycythemia vera? Please give me a clear explanation.
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Tell me differences between polycythemia, polycythemia rubra vera and polycythemia vera?
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What is the difference between polycythemia, polycythemia rubra vera and polycythemia vera?
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What to do if one of my very close friend have the problem of polycythemia vera . any one there to suggest any medicine of any way to solve this?
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A 29-year old female asked:
To follow up on previous question, i just don't understand how i could have polycythemia vera with my age/sex. What exactly is polycythemia vera?
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How do you prevent polycythemia vera?
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Would polycythemia vera cause a low rdw?
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Does polycythemia vera affects married life?
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Polycythemia vera does it turn into leukemia?
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Does polycythemia vera secondary effect glaucoma ?
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Is there any fruits or plants that can affect in polycythemia vera?
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Primary or secondary thrombocytosis/polycythemia vera, what is this?
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My husband has polycythemia vera. Is there anything to help the itching?
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Grandmother with Polycythemia vera could affect grandchild's health ?(heredity)
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Are there any bad effects of polycythemia vera? I mean is there any harm to life?
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