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Health Encyclopedia: Sickle Cell Disease Lifestyle Changes
- Sickle Cell Disease - Lifestyle Changes
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Outlook
Lifestyle Changes
There are no proven methods for preventing either sickle cell crises or long-term complications of sickle cell disease. By taking precautions and aggressively managing problems that occur, however, patients are now living longer, with a better quality of life.
General Precautions
To prevent or reduce the severity of long-term complications, a number of precautions may be helpful:
- Have regular physical examinations every 3 - 6 months.
- Have periodic and careful eye examinations.
- Have s...
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