Haematology and oncology

109/L normal range 5-year survival abdominal abnormalities acute adjuvant Answer to Question antibodies anticoagulation antigen associated autoimmune biopsy bleeding blood film bone bone-marrow breast cancer carcinoma cause cervical chemotherapy choriocarcinoma chromosome chronic Clinical scenario clotting colorectal cancer common diagnosis Doctor dose drugs endocrine Engl examination factor ferritin folate FURTHER READING g/dL normal range gastrointestinal gene haematology haemoglobin haemolysis haemolytic anaemia haemophilia heparin hepatocellular carcinoma Hodgkin's hypercalcaemia increased infection intravenous investigation iron deficiency lesion levels lung cancer lymphadenopathy lymphocytes lymphoma malignancy marrow melanoma metastases mutations myeloid leukaemia myeloma neutropenia neutrophils occur oral pain patients plasma platelet platelet count polycythaemia pregnancy primary prognosis prostate cancer protein pulmonary radiotherapy red cells red-cell renal risk sarcoma scan SCLC screening Section serum skin surgery symptoms syndrome Table therapy thrombocytopenia thromboembolism thrombophilia thrombosis thyroid tissue toxicity transfusion transplantation treatment tumours usually venous warfarin