Introduction
cancer, anemia, IDA
MALABSORPTION, CANCER, ANEMIA, IRON DEFICIENCY, IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
Despite the undeniable progress in Western societies, iron deficiency anemia (IDA) remains the most common cause of anemia with 8.18, 8.93, 12.42, and 14.14 incident cases per 1000 person-years in Belgium, Italy, Germany, and Spain repectively [The deleterious effect of IDA makes early recognition and management mandatory. The cornerstones of management are recognition of the cause of iron deficiency or malabsorption, management of the cause of iron loss and efficient iron supplementation. Indeed, appropriate replacement of iron storage through parenteral or enteral iron supplementation improves the quality of life in cancer patients [A formulation of iron conjugated to one 