Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia among Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Prospective Study.

Fares M S Muthanna Mahmathi Karuppannan Egbal Abdulrahman Suriyon Uitrakul Bassam Abdul Rasool Hassan Ali Haider Mohammed

Published in: Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences (2022)

According to this study, the prevalence of anemia in breast cancer patients is high. Patients' age, BMI, number of chemotherapy regimens, and docetaxel were risk factors; thus, protocols are needed to identify subgroups of breast cancer likely to benefit from novel management strategies.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
patients undergoing
locally advanced
ejection fraction
body mass index
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
young adults
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
weight loss
breast cancer risk