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What Does High RDW In Blood Test After Chemotherapy Indicate?
Dear Sir, for a patient undergoing his 3rd intravenous chemotherapy his blood test shows high rdw and normal mcv for 3rd stage colon cancer (resection to remove tumour done) does it show any danger in his mortality rate ? the patient rdw had been increasing after each treatment is this normal ? Is rdw a bio marker to cancer reincurring in this patient ? pls help....
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
Dear.
absolutely no danger. Red cell width increase is due to little lessening of hemoglobin after chemotherapy. Subsequent therapies may show further increase in RDW but with supportive treatment of anemia this will be redressed.
Truly,
Dr. Ticku
absolutely no danger. Red cell width increase is due to little lessening of hemoglobin after chemotherapy. Subsequent therapies may show further increase in RDW but with supportive treatment of anemia this will be redressed.
Truly,
Dr. Ticku
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