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July 16, 2015Cancer InvestigationOpen Access

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Awareness and Prophylaxis Practices Reported by Patients with Cancer

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Key result

Cancer patients surveyed online demonstrated low awareness of VTE risks, with only 24% and 15% having heard of DVT and PE, respectively, and 3% recognizing cancer treatments as risk factors.

Population

500 cancer patients

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

AAAnita AggarwalGeorge Washington UniversityLFLisa FullamNational Blood Clot AllianceABAlan P. BrownsteinHepatitis B Foundation

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Implication

May support targeted VTE education in cancer care; hypothesis-generating for effects on thromboprophylaxis uptake.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=500)

Structured PICO

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Population
500 cancer patients
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Outcome
Awareness of PE/DVT terminology and understanding of VTE riskspatient reported

Cancer patients have low awareness of VTE terminology and risks, highlighting a critical need for improved patient-physician dialogue regarding thromboprophylaxis.

Cite This Study

Aggarwal et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Cancer (n=500). Cancer patients surveyed online demonstrated low awareness of VTE risks, with only 24% and 15% having heard of DVT and PE, respectively, and 3% recognizing cancer treatments as risk factors.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12bebd5bb7edc7189e3694https://doi.org/10.3109/07357907.2015.1048871

Topics

Pulmonary embolism
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