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Health Encyclopedia: Sickle Cell Disease Outlook
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New and aggressive treatments for sickle cell disease are prolonging life and improving its quality. As recently as 1973, the average lifespan for people with sickle cell disease was only 14 years. Currently, life expectancy for these patients can reach 50 years and over. Early studies showed that women had a greater risk for death from sickle cell disease than men, but experts now believe this was due to high mortality during pregnancies before the mid-1970s. Women with sickle cell disea...
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