Well, there's always one person to disagree, and on this subject that would be me. I, like Karen, developed a high fever following treatment and was hospitalized with no white cells and precious few red ones. I refused the transfusion because I was worried about the local supply. Obviously, I survived and am flourishing without having had it. Not two weeks after I got home, there was a big deal about the local blood supply being tainted and people getting hep C. I would have accepted a transfusion from a family member, but there was none available. I think today that is the only safe bet. And on a side issue, not because I had cancer, but because I had chemo, the Red Cross has banned me, the 10 gallon, universal donor giver, for LIFE! Irritated? Me? Why would you think that? (grin).