Yes, it can make it through. it likely has some negative impact, but you'll still have a hefty harvset if all other things are fairly nominal.
if adding it isn't stopping it, it may not be the cause. many things cause calcium and mg deficiencies. pH and an overabundance of other elements will do this.
check pH and review what you put into your substrate. do the math on the ppm's of what you consistently add.. if you have the meter, check runoff of water-only irrgation for TDS. If you find there's plenty of magnesium available, you know it isn't a deficiency.
p and k toxicities can cause it. Think there's at least another too.