The importance of hemoglobin levels during radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervix

Grogan, Michelle; Thomas, Gillian; Melamed, Iris; Wong, Frances; Pearcey, R.; K. Joseph, Paul; Portelance, Lorraine; Crook, Juanita; D. Jones, Keith

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991015)86:8<1528::aid-cncr20>3.0.co;2-e

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The importance of hemoglobin levels during radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervix

Published in Cancer • Oct 15, 1999

Authors:

Michelle Grogan

Gillian Thomas

Iris Melamed

Abstract

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether blood transfusion can overcome the negative impact of anemia before or during radiotherapy (RT) in patients with carcinoma of the cervix. The objective of this retrospective study was to examine the impact of anemia and blood transfusion on 605 patients with carcino...

Subject

Medicine

Univariate analysis

Anemia

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