AN HEMOGLOBIN TEST FOR CANCER SCREENING (ISSN 2753-8176 (online))
AN HEMOGLOBIN TEST FOR CANCER SCREENING (ISSN 2753-8176 (online)) Ana Pedro1,2 1.Gwyntwr1386 Pharmacy, Regus Chester Business Park, Heronsway, Chester, CH49QR, UK. info@gwyntwr1386.com Under normal circumstances and at normal ambient oxygen tension, the red blood cell life span and the rate of effective red blood cell production determine the circulating red blood cell mass. Anemia, which can be defined in a functional way as the lack of sufficient red blood cells to maintain adequate tissue oxygenation, develops when the demand for new red blood cells exceeds the capacity of the bone marrow to produce them. Acquired anemia is always a consequence of a pimary disorder, which must be identified to make sure that a corrective therapy is administered. In patients with solid tumors, anemia can be caused by blood loss which can be either intrinsic or iatrogenic, iron or folic acid deficiency or hemolysis (autoimmune, traumatic, or drug-induced); or bone marrow failure due to t...