Download or read book Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (rhEPO) in Clinical Oncology written by Mohammad Resa Nowrousian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anemia, a frequent complication of cancer and its treatments, produces unwanted symptoms and significantly impairs metabolic and physiologic functions, as well as patients' activity, quality of life and even life expectancy. In its new Second Edition, this book presents current knowledge on anemia in cancer and its treatment with Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (rhEPO). Expanded, updated and newly added chapters describe scientific and clinical aspects of anemia, and give diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations on use of rhEPO. This is an essential source of information for radiotherapists, medical oncologists, hematologists, internists, pediatricians, surgeons, specialists in transfusion and laboratory medicine, and pharmacologists.