Welcome. Same type of original cancer here, and similar problems with low blood. EPO's like procrit, epogen are controversial especially with active cancer, and blood transfusions are usually recommended instead, and fast acting in dangerous levels, but both have their risks, one with possible speeding up cancer, increase in tumor size, and latter, recurrence. If the anemia can be corrected with Iron, B12 or diet that is preferred also, if these deficiencies are the cause. Usually its due to the chemo, radiation suppressing bone marrow production, and may correct itself upon completion of treatment, and recovery. A transfusion or two is usually sufficient enough to bring the Hemoglobin to a satisfactory level...above 9 (up one point each trans) and hospitals usually do this until it gets to that level before discharge. Normal range for males is between 13.8 -18. One thing recommended, and is protocol. is not to have an EPO injection when your Hemoglobin is above 12, and my local oncologist does not give it when mine reaches above 10 to reduce these risks. My last treatment oncologist does not give EPO injections, only blood transfusions, and my local oncologist, who I regularly see, agreed not to give any injections during my treatments or when a tumor is possibly active. Anyway, both help with your QOL, and anemia can cause chemo and radio resistance, so it's a difficult choice. Good luck with everything.