The concept of immunosurveillance has evoked a wide spread interest in the role of the immune system in the natural history of cancer. Clinical data from immunodeficient [1] and immunosuppressed [2] patients show an increased incidence of malignancy. Blood transfusions (BT) have diverse ...
Recent reports have suggested that perioperative blood transfusions may adversely affect prognosis after resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To determine the impact of perioperative transfusion on the recurrence-free interval, the status of 352 patients who underwent pulmonary resection for...
In this review, we develop four topics on the relationship between blood transfusion and cancer. First, the rationale for not allowing blood donations from patients with infiltrating tumors is presented. Second, the different possibilities for autotransfusions in cancer patients are discussed. Predeposi...
Individuals who receive blood transfusions from donors with undiagnosed cancers are at no higher risk of developing malignant disease than people who receive blood from donors without cancer, according to the results of a retrospective study published inThe Lancetlast month. Ad Before donated blood can...
Recent reports have suggested that perioperative blood transfusions may adversely affect prognosis after resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To determine the impact of perioperative transfusion on the recurrence-free interval, the status of 352 patients who underwent pulmonary resection for...
Background Esophageal cancer (EC) surgery is associated with relatively high morbidity and mortality rates and poor overall survival (OS). The impact of allogeneic blood transfusion (aBT) on OS is still a matter of debate. We aimed to investigate the impact of aBT on OS in a homogeneous ...
Home blood transfusion may be an interesting alternative to hospital transfusion, especially when given with curative or palliative intent or for terminal care in advanced-stage cancer patients. However, there is limited information about patients' attitude toward this type of care. The purpose of ...
Blood transfusions are commonly used as an alternative, but with little data regarding outcomes. METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study, we investigated the associations between transfusions and venous thromboembolism, arterial thromboembolism, and mortality in hospitalized patients with cancer using the...
Our leadership has advanced transformative therapies for hematologic malignancies, and we are committed to continuing to lead in the evolution of our understanding and treatment of these diseases. MULTIPLE MYELOMA Until recently, treatment of multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, had ...
Blood transfusions and prognosis in colorectal cancer. BACKGROUND: Blood transfusions may adversely affect the prognosis of patients treated surgically for cancer, although definite proof of this adverse effect... O Busch,W Hop,MH Van Papendrecht,... - 《N Engl J Med》...