Improvement in prediction of blood clots in cancer patients
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
For cancer patients, who have an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) due to a hyperactive blood coagulation system, there is now an enhanced risk model to predict their chance of developing blood clots, according to a recent study published today in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology.