Contributors; 1 The challenge for palliative care; 2 Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism; 3 Pathogenesis of venous thromboembolism in cancer; 4 Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in cancer patients; 5 Anticoagulants: current and future therapeutic options; 6 Treatment and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism in advanced cancer; 7 Primary thromboprophylaxis in the advanced cancer patient; 8 Clinical decision-making: treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced cancer; 9 Venous thromboembolism in non-malignant disease; Index; A; B; C
DE; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X
Summary
This book provides an evidence-based, clinical guide to treating venous thromboembolism in palliative care, highlighting the uncertainties faced by clinicians when confronted with this common but complex issue, and dealing with both cancer and non-malignant diseases
