Anemia of Aging: A Model of Erythropoiesis in Cancer Patients
Open Access
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Cancer Control
- Vol. 5 (2_suppl) , 17-21
- https://doi.org/10.1177/107327489800502s04
Abstract
Anemia produces deleterious effects in the older patient with cancer and corresponds with an increasing prevalence of comorbid conditions. Erythropoietin can improve anemia of chronic disease, the most common form of anemia in the elderly.Keywords
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