Clot Risk Increased By Transfusions In Hospitalized Cancer Patients
Nov 27th 2008Drug InformationBlood
Blood transfusions used to treat anemia in patients with cancer are associated with an increased risk of life-threatening blood clots, at a similar rate as other treatments for cancer-induced anemia, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. These findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, pose a quandary for doctors who want to prevent thromboembolism one of the leading causes of illness and death in people with cancer.
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