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What is the prognosis of liver cirrhosis with stage 4 liver cancer? why people with liver cirrhosis/liver cancer have low hemoglobin, red blood cells?
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Need to ask your ono: Your oncologist can help. Anemia can be caused by blood loss(which is common in patients with cirrhosis(GI blood loss due to varices). Poor blood formation is also common(Anemia of chronic disease). Blood transfusion can help the pateint. Keep Hemoglobin near 10 Grams. There is some treatment for Liver cancer that could be tried(the medicine is called Nexavar(Sorafenib)
Answered 3/13/2020
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