I couldn’t really get an understandable answer from the nurse. Why would you need a blood transfusion, what would it do when the patient is likely to die in the next few days? Thanks.
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Depends on the cancer and the treatment regimen, but transfusions are common in cancer treatment. For example, when treating blood cancers a transfusion is necessary because the disease and treatment damages the patient’s blood to a degree that it can hinder the body’s functions.
In this case, it sounds like blood is not being produced efficiently due to the cancer, and a transfusion can help relieve symptoms and help deliver medicine to keep them comfortable.
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