pubmed-article:7852218 | pubmed:abstractText | Anemia is common in cancer patients and may require treatment for symptomatic palliation. Transfusion has been the mainstay of therapy, but is not without risk. Because erythropoietin levels in cancer-related anemia are inadequate for the degree of anemia, recombinant human erythropoietin has been studied to treat the anemia. Results from these studies are encouraging. | lld:pubmed |