When do you transfuse cervical cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation?
Do you try to keep Hb> 10 or 12? Or somewhere in between?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Although we try to keep hemoglobin 10 gm and above for pts on chemo Rt , it is not clear whether it makes any difference to outcome. Anemia is associated with inferior treatment outcome in cervix cancer, but hemoglobin levels prior to and during treatment are strongly correlated with tumor size, and...