Preoperative anemia in colon cancer: Assessment of risk factors

From: The American Surgeon | Date: June 1, 2002| Author: Dunne, James R; Gannon, Christopher J; Osborn, Tiffany M; Taylor, Michelle D; Et al | Copyright information

Anemia is common in cancer patients and is associated with reduced survival. Recent studies document that treatment of anemia with blood transfusion in cancer patients is associated with increased infection risk, tumor recurrence, and mortality. We therefore investigated the incidence of preoperative anemia in colorectal cancer and assessed risk factors for anemia. Prospective data were collected on 311 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer over a 6-year period from 1994 through 1999. Pat...

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