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Is cancer a deficiency of vitamin B12?

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Dr Vasanthasree Nair

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 15+ Yrs

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Yes, pernicious anemia can caused due to vitamin B12 deficieny make one susceptible to stomach or intestinal cancer.

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