Is low hemoglobin a sign of cancer?

While anemia (or low hemoglobin) can accompany some types of cancer, there are many, many other causes for it. So many. And, unless it's a bone marrow cancer, anemia is just a secondary effect of the cancer and not used for diagnosis. If you have no other symptoms, a low hemoglobin value is much more likely to be caused by reasons other than cancer. read more

FUO. One of the causes of fever of unknown origin can be malignancy (especially lymphoma). Infections and connective tissue diseases are more common causes of fuo. read more

If you are being treated for cancer, your doctor will probably check to see if your red blood cell count or hemoglobin (an iron-rich protein) levels are low, especially if you are showing signs of anemia. A normal level in women is 12 grams per deciliter of blood (g/DL), in men it’s 15g/DL. read more