Significance of serum ferritin as a prognostic factor in advanced hepatobiliary cancer patients treated with Korean medicine: a retrospective cohort study

Significance of serum ferritin as a prognostic factor in advanced hepatobiliary cancer patients treated with Korean medicine: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Advanced hepatobiliary cancers are highly lethal cancers that require precise prediction in clinical practice. Serum ferritin level increases in malignancy and high serum ferritin level is associated with poor survival in various cancers. This study aimed to identify whether seru...

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Main Authors: Anna Song, Wankyu Eo, Sehyun Kim, Bumsang Shim, Sookyung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Biliary tract neoplasms
Survival
Prognosis
Ferritins
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-018-2240-7

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