Inpatient folate testing at an academic cancer center: single-year experience.

Zachary D Epstein-PetersonDiane G LiJessica A LaveryBrooke BarrowIshita ChokshiDeborah Korenstein

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

Folate deficiency was present in 7% of hospitalized cancer patients and associated with shorter overall survival. Repeat testing in the same patient over time was low yield. Traditional risk factors for folate deficiency do not appear to apply in this patient population.

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