An iron age for cancer therapy
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Iron therapy and cancer.
Anemia in cancer patients has many etiologies. Iron therapy clearly is indicated in patients whose anemias are associated with iron deficiency. However, a frequent cause of anemia in cancer is the "anemia of chronic disorders," in which, although functional iron may be low, tissue iron remains normal or high. Administration of iron with erythropoietin to such patients requires careful and frequ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Nanotechnology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1748-3387,1748-3395
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.199