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Hemoglobin level in cervical cancer: a surrogate for an infiltrative phenotype.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 May 2013
Barkati Maroie, Fortin Israël, Mileshkin Linda, Bernshaw David, Carrier Jean-François, Narayan Kailash
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OBJECTIVE: Hemoglobin (Hb) is a prognostic factor in cervical cancer, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, we hypothesized that low Hb level, either before or during radiotherapy (RT), is a surrogate for a more infiltrative and therefore aggressive disease, with uterine corpus invasion and nodal metastases. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Prospectively collected data of patients with locally...
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