Hemoglobin in colorectal cancer (DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32515.99363, ISSN 2753-8176 (online))
Hemoglobin in colorectal cancer Ana Pedro (1) 1. Gwyntwr1386 Pharmacy, Regus Chester Business Park, Heronsway,Chester CH4 9QR, United Kingdom anapedrolaboratories@gmail.com Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine)(1) Staging of the cancer is based on both radiological and pathological findings. As with most other forms of cancer, tumor staging is based on the TNM system which considers how much the initial tumor has spread and the presence of metastases in lymph nodes and more distant organs (2). While 30% at the patients will actually benefit from adjuvant treatment, 50% of them being already cured by the surgery and 20% of them will experience disease recurrence despite the adjuvant treatment (3) . Also, anemia is the only finding that correlates with highly advanced CRC, in the pre-operative stage (4). Tumor cells are found to secr...