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To have a transfusion means to get blood or some part of it. Learn more about how blood transfusions are used for people with cancer here.
Learn about cancer at the American Cancer Society. Find information for specific cancer types: breast, colon, lung, prostate, skin and more.
Learn about how blood is donated and transfused and how it's used for people with cancer.
AIDS, is caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. Learn more here.
To understand the different types of leukemia, it helps to know some basic facts about the blood and lymph systems. Learn more here.
Some people who have had cancer are not allowed to donate blood for a certain length of time after treatment.
Some cancer treatment can make your red blood cell count low. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for anemia in people with cancer.
Bladder cancer can often be found early because it causes blood in the urine or other urinary symptoms.
Because blood transfusions carry risks and because the blood supply is limited, doctors try not to transfuse when possible. Here are some alternatives that might be used.
Most lung cancers do not cause any symptoms until they have spread too far to be cured, but symptoms do occur in some people with early lung cancer. Learn more...
Most people know that heavy alcohol use can cause health problems. But many people may not be aware that alcohol use can increase their cancer risk.