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Study Examines Effectiveness of Anti-Anemia Drug in Treatment of Cancer Patients
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Erythropoietin treatment for anemia may reduce the risk for blood transfusions and improve hematologic response in cancer patients, but evidence that the treatment affects survival is inconclusive, according to a new study in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer