BCRB 2018

19/09/2018

Haemoglobin as prognostic factor

• Pre-treatment Hb is associated with poor prognosis

high Hb

low Hb

p = 0.007

Haugen et al., Clin Cancer Res 2004

Smoking and treatment outcome

• Amount of oxygen delivered to tumors by the blood is important for a curative result!

Basic Clinical Radiobiology

24