New therapeutic strategies have emerged along with our understanding that disturbances of
iron homeostasis, impaired proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells, and blunted …

BACKGROUND Anemia is common in cancer patients, although the prevalence is
influenced both by the type of malignancy and the choice of treatment. Individual studies …

Anemia is common in patients with cancer. This systematic literature review of reports
published in 1966 through February 2003 identified the prevalence of anemia in specific …

Purpose To develop a clinical practice guideline for treatment of laryngeal cancer with the
intent of preserving the larynx (either the organ itself or its function). This guideline is …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Discuss
the prognostic significance of intratumoral hypoxia and low hemoglobin levels in patients …

Purpose To evaluate the effect on survival and quality of life of maintaining hemoglobin (Hb)
in the range of 12 to 14 g/dL with epoetin alfa versus placebo in women with metastatic …

PURPOSE: The end results after radiation therapy for T1-T2N0 glottic carcinoma vary
considerably. We analyze patient-related and treatment-related parameters that may …

ANEMIA HAS tradition-ally been identified through abnormal laboratory values, with a focus
on whether or not it should be treated, rather than perceived as a serious clinical condition …

Purpose: To review the impact of anemia/tumor hypoxemia on the quality of life and survival
in cancer patients, and to assess the problems associated with the correction of this difficulty …

Background. Hypoxia develops in tumors because of a less ordered, often chaotic, and
leaky vascular supply compared with that in normal tissues. In preclinical models, hypoxia …