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
Blood transfusion and cancer recurrence
โ Scribed by G. T. Sunderland; L. E. F. Moffat; D. Lamont
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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