11 January 2023 (Wednesday) - Venous thromboembolism in Cancer Patients

The European Society for Medical Oncology regularly send me updates Most of them go right over my head, but here’s an interesting one…
 
·         Cancer-associated thrombosis is a major health problem that affects morbidity and mortality of people with cancer.
·         Surgical and systemic pharmacological anticancer treatments have a significant impact on the thrombotic risk of patients.
·         Primary thromboprophylaxis may be considered in high-risk ambulatory cancer patients using validated risk models.
·         Anticoagulant treatment of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients is effective but may be associated with increased bleeding.
·         LMWH or DOACs are effective treatments and generally safe options for cancer-associated thrombosis.
 
There’s more on the matter which can be accessed by clicking here.

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