Vitamin B12 and folic acid associated megaloblastic anemia: Could it mislead the diagnosis of breast cancer?
In conclusion, megaloblastic anemia results in ineffective erythropoiesis, and increased levels of CA 15-3 may be associated with this issue. Clinicians should take this into account when evaluating for a pre-diagnosis of breast cancer.
PMID: 30855221 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research - Category: Nutrition Tags: Int J Vitam Nutr Res Source Type: research
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