European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
Iron deficiency restrains short-term recovery in patients undergoing surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.
Anna Norbeck, Mihaela Asp, Susanne Malander, Päivi Kannisto
Published: 202610.1016/j.ejso.2026.111390
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) who undergo primary and interval debulking surgery are often anemic at diagnosis, with iron deficiency being the most common cause. The aim was to investigate whether preoperative anemia and iro…
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