Blood Transfusions and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer

Open Access

13 May 1993

journal article
research article
Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine

Vol. 328 (19) , 1372-1376
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199305133281902

Abstract

Blood transfusions may adversely affect the prognosis of patients treated surgically for cancer, although definite proof of this adverse effect has not been reported.

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