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Sani Awwalu

Department of Haematology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 2

CANCER PATIENTS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION DEMAND IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED SETTING: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Oiza T. Ahmadu*, Shehu Salihu Umar, Sani Awwalu, Albert M. Alfred, Aminu B. Liman, Gaddafi Yusuf, Mustapha I. Aliyu, Muhammad Salihu, Munir Sani, Arinze A. Mbanusi, Tajudeen A. Olasinde

Background: Cancer patients on treatment have anaemia as a common complication resulting from deceased red blood cell production, increased destruction of circulating red blood cells or bleeding from cancer. Blood transfusion in cancer patients is quite frequent as a hospital-based study demonstrated that 34% of blood donated in a health facility w...

Jul, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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