What is your approach to screening a cancer survivor for iron overload, and what is your treatment of choice?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Phoenix Childrens Medical Group
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We check the ferritin level after completion of chemotherapy. If ferritin is >1,000 ng/ml, we recheck the level as it can be falsely elevated with inflammation/infection. If ferritin is >1,000, we obtain a liver MRI with iron quantification. If liver iron concentration (LIC) is > 5 mg/g dry weight, ...
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · UMass Chan Medical School
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Excellent article on this topic:
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