Laboratory Assessment of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Pre and Post Chemotherapy | Asian Oncology

Aims: Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia is a common side effect in cancer patients. Other hematopoietic lineages are also decreased in cancer patient. Altered laboratory parameters would prevent patients from chemotherapy. Thus this study identified the significance of blood parameters during chemotherapy among Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients.

Study Design: Laboratory based descriptive study.

Place and Duration of Study: Cancer Institute, Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation, Guyana between 2011 to 2015.

Methodology: A total of 47 patients were included in the study who were diagnosed with GI cancer. Mean±SD was used to measure biochemical and hematological means. Please read full article - http://www.journalaorj.com/index.php/AORJ/article/view/30106