Oropharyngeal Cancer in a Thalassemic Patient: Role of Iron Overload in Carcinogenesis

The thalassemia syndromes are inherited α and β globin biosynthesis disorders. Patients with β thalassemia major require intensive blood transfusions to survive. Chronic blood transfusions can lead to blood-borne infections, alloimmunization, febrile reactions, and lethal iron overload. With the rec...

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Main Authors: Swarnita Sahu, Shikha Halder, Shelley Hukku, Atul Tyagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jrcr.jrcr_79_23
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