By Ian Mason
Special to DG News
FLORENCE, ITALY — June 10, 2002 —
Gastric and bowel cancers are not being detected early because iron deficiency anaemia is significantly under investigated, according to a large community based study Dr Elizabeth Logan and colleagues, Kings Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire, England, reported the findings from the British study here Sunday at the 7th Meeting of the European Hematology Association, Florence, Italy.
The researchers examined the presentation, treatment, investigation and clinical outcome of men over 20 years and women over 50 years presenting with acute iron deficiency anaemia (IDA).
Despite British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines suggesting that 90 percent of patients with IDA should be investigated to find a cause for their anaemia, Dr Logan’s study found that the cause of the patients’ anaemia was not investigated in almost one third of cases.
In the study 154 men and 277 were identified from the haematology computers of two district general hospitals. Patient follow up was documented over 12 months.
In those without a definitive diagnosis, outcomes were reviewed over a further two to three years.
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