Overviews
Blood
Counts(Oncolink)
Comprehensive patient guide to understanding how chemotherapy affects
blood counts. Describes red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs),
and platelets. Discusses neutropenia (low level of WBCs), what patients
can do to prevent infections, and how neutropenia is treated. Discusses
thrombocytopenia (low level of platelets), what patients can do to prevent
bleeding, and how thrombocytopenia is treated. Discusses anemia (low level
of RBCs), what patients can do to prevent anemia, and how anemia is treated.
[11/01]
Complete
Blood Count (CBC) (CancerSymptoms.org)
Describes a complete blood count (CBC) and explains how to read
the results of a CBC. [undated]
Your
Blood & Bone Marrow (Cancer Research UK)
Provides a basic introduction to bone marrow, blood and blood cells
and how they relate to cancer. Topics covered include: bone marrow, red
blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, growth factors. [9/05]
Anemia (low red blood cell count)
Answers
to Anemia (CURE)
by Heather Lindsey
v.2, no.2 CURE (Summer 2003)
Explains the symptoms, causes and treatments for cancer-related anemia.
Aimed at patients. [8/03]
Managing
Anemia in the Cancer Patient: Old Problems, Future Solutions
(The Oncologist)
v.7, no.4 The Oncologist (August 2002): 331-341
Discusses anemia and associated symptoms commonly found in cancer
patients. Studies have shown that anemia adversely affects
health-related quality of life. Treatment of anemia with recombinant
human erythropoietin can improve these quality of life outcomes.
[8/02]
Management
of cancer-related Anemia - Recent MEDLINE Abstracts (PubMed)
Procrit
(Epoetin Alpha): Finding Your Energy During Chemo (Ortho
Biotech)
Manufacturer's information on Procrit (epoetin alpha), a drug that
may be used in some patients to treat chemotherapy-related anemia.
Boost
Your Red Blood Count with Aranesp (darbepoetin alpha) (Amgen)
Manufacturer's information on Aranesp (darbepoetin alpha), a drug
that may be used in some patients to treat chemotherapy-related anemia.
Darbepoetin
alfa for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Anemia: Disease Progression
& Survival Analysis (PubMed)
Study published in the October 1, 2005 issue of the Journal of
Clinical Oncology concludes that treatment with darbepoetin alfa
does not influence progression-free survival or overall survival in lung
cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia. [10/05]
Neutropenia (low white cell count)
Neutropenia
(People Living with Cancer)
Briefly describes neutropenia, its causes, symptoms and management.
[2/05]
Cancer-related
Neutropenia (CancerSymptoms.org)
Provides basic information on neutropenia, its causes, symptoms
and treatment. Discusses methods or preventing and managing neutropenia.
[undated]
Low
White Blood Cell Count/Neutropenia (OncoLink)
Explains neutropenia, a low level of white blood cells that can occur
during chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Outlines steps you can take
to reduce your risk of getting an infection while your white blood cell
counts are low. Discusses treatment for neutropenia. Describes circumstances
under which you should call your doctor. [11/01]
Cancer-related
Neutropenia - Recent MEDLINE Abstracts (PubMed)
About Low White Blood Cell Counts & How Neulasta Can Help
(Amgen)
Describes chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, or low white blood cell
count. Discusses its implications and management, including treatment
with Neulasta. Manufacturer's information.
Neupogen
(Amgen)
Patient product information from the manufacturer, with link to full prescribing
information. Describes Neupogen and how it is used to treat neutropenia,
a condition where the body makes too few white blood cells. Neutropenia
may be caused by drugs used to treat cancer.
Thrombocytopenia (low platelets)
Thrombocytopenia
(People Living with Cancer)
Briefly describes thrombocytopenia, its causes, symptoms and management.
[8/05]
Neumega
(oprelvekin) (MedlinePlus)
Provides information on oprelvekin, a drug used to prevent low platelet
counts caused by some medicines used to treat cancer.
Cancer-related
Thrombocytopenia
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