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heblaj01 · 03-05-2007, 10:10 PM

Notable in this article is the mention of the special care required to determine if anemia in some cancer patients is truly related to iron deficiency.
http://www.communityoncology.net/jou...es/0402095.pdf Iron or vitamin B12 deficiency in anemic cancer patients prior to
erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy

03-05-2007, 10:10 PM	#1
heblaj01 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 543	Iron & B12 status in cancer anemia before starting Procrit like drugs Notable in this article is the mention of the special care required to determine if anemia in some cancer patients is truly related to iron deficiency. http://www.communityoncology.net/jou...es/0402095.pdf Iron or vitamin B12 deficiency in anemic cancer patients prior to erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy