title: Prognostic importance of anemia related parameters in patients with carcinoma of the cervix uteri.
abstract: The authors investigated the pretreatment values of hemoglobin, hematocrit, plasma iron and other laboratory parameters in 121 patients with cervical cancer treated by combined intracavitary and external irradiation. A pronounced correlation was found between plasma iron values and the length of disease-free survival. The correlation between hematocrit values and disease-free survival was less pronounced and the correlation between hemoglobin values and disease-free survival did not reach statistical significance. It is suggested that anemia-related parameters may reflect the aggressiveness of the disease or its spread.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology and Oncology, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Obralić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bilenjki
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bilbija
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy