Figure 6From: A link between premenopausal iron deficiency and breast cancer malignancy Association of hemoglobin (Hb) levels with lymph node status in young BC patients. The cohort included 62 subjects with lymph node invasion (mean age 34.5 years) and 74 subjects without lymph node invasion (mean age 35.4 years). Mean levels of Hb in patients with lymph node invasion were 119.6 g/l and those without lymph node invasion were 126.7 g/l (p < 0.002).Back to article page