Cancer · UKMLA & AKT
Anticoagulation in cancer-associated thrombosis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- VTE is the second leading cause of death in cancer patients after malignancy itself
- Cancer patients have 4-7x higher risk of VTE vs general population
- Highest risk malignancies: pancreatic, brain, gastric, haematological, lung, gynaecological, colorectal
- ~20% of all new VTE diagnoses in the UK occur in patients with active cancer
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