title: [The problem of blood transfusion ++ in Jehova's Witnesses' children with oncological disease].
abstract: We present 2 cases of Jehovah's Witnesses' children suffering from oncological diseases (non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia). During their treatment we used erythropoietin and no blood products were transfused.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Hematologii Dzieciecej i Chemioterapii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kałmuk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sońta-Jakimczyk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janik-Moszant
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bubała
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olejnik
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002835:Christianity; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016312:Treatment Refusal
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin