What is the difference between sickle cell and blood cancer?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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Both are diffrent while leukemia (blood cancer) is a type of cancer which involves uncontrolled cell division. On the contrary, sickle cell anemia is an abnormality in red blood cells. (due to lack of red blood cells).

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