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Journal Article
Blood Transfusions and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer
1993
Overview
Perioperative blood transfusions may have a deleterious effect on the survival of patients with a variety of solid tumors,
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,
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possibly because of an immunosuppressive effect
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,
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. This possibility is supported by studies in animals in which tumor growth was enhanced after allogeneic transfusion,
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,
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although conflicting results have also been reported
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,
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. A poor prognosis after blood transfusions has been noted especially in patients with colorectal cancer.
In the studies of the effect of blood transfusions in patients with cancer, the patients were given the transfusions either because of their disease or because transfusion was necessary during . . .
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Subject
/ Aged
/ Antigens
/ Biological and medical sciences
/ Blood Transfusion, Autologous - adverse effects
/ Colorectal Neoplasms - mortality
/ Colorectal Neoplasms - therapy
/ Female
/ Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Patients
/ Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
/ Surgery
/ Tumors
