Statistics on the outlook for a certain type and stage of cancer are often given as 5-year survival rates, but many people live longer â often much longer â than 5 years. The 5-year survival rate is the percentage of people who live at least 5 years after being diagnosed with cancer. For example, a 5-year survival rate of 90% means that an estimated 90 out of 100 people who have that cancer are still alive 5 years after being diagnosed. Keep in mind, however, that many of these people live much longer than 5 years after diagnosis.
Iron Deficiency Anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia. It accounts for approximately 50-percent of the diagnosed cases of anemia. Iron deficiency anemia can result from inadequate iron intake, decreased iron absorption, increased iron demand, or increased iron loss.
The most common cause of microcytic hypochromic anemia is iron deficiency, though there are other causes. Futher investigations would normally involve checking serum iron and total iron binding capacity-these would determine if the cause is iron deficiency or otherwise.