Prevalence and Management of Anemia in Moroccan Cancer Patients
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
Anemia is a common problem in patients with malignancy, particularly if under chemotherapy. Data on prevalence and management of anemia in the Moroccan patients with cancer are non-existing. Therefore, we performed a cross-sectional observational study in cancer patients presenting at the department of medical oncology of the Military Hospital Moulay Ismail in Meknes, Morocco between June 2018 and October 2017. A total of 106 eligible patients were enrolled. The prevalence of anemia was 79.2% with a mean hemoglobin level of 11.3 g/dL. Of patients who were anemic, 51.2% received no treatment. The most frequent therapy was red blood cell transfusion (95%). The frequency of iron treatment was 5%, and no patients received erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Our study found that anemia was common in patients with cancer in Morocco and those with moderate and symptomatic anemia that could be treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents did not.
Authors and Affiliations
Aziz Bazine, Mohamed Fetohi, Mehdi Toreis, Rachid Tanz
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