Dr. Harry Bear answers: Do I Need a Blood Transfusion for Cancer Surgery? — -- Question: Will I need a blood transfusion and should I donate blood before breast cancer surgery? Answer: Blood ...

However, with these recommendations, patients with advanced blood cancers use hospice much less than patients with solid tumors. These advanced cancers include leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma, ...

Many cancer patients who previously could not give blood are now eligible to donate under the Blood Center’s updated blood ...

Perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) remains a cornerstone in managing significant blood loss during oncologic surgery, yet its use has been increasingly scrutinised due to potential adverse impacts ...

Platelets are tiny cell fragments in your blood that help form clots and stop bleeding. Nearly 50% of donated platelets go to cancer patients. With a shelf life of only five days, hospitals rely on a ...

Most hospice programs do not offer access to blood transfusions. In a survey of blood cancer patients, access to palliative blood transfusions was of greatest importance when considering enrollment in ...

For Jeff Humphreys and Carrie Stevenson, blood transfusions are a routine part of survival. As blood banks warn of shortages, ...