Is the risk of hospitalisation for venous thromboembolism higher in cancer patients compared to the general population?
Cancer patients have a higher risk of VTE hospitalization compared to the general population, influenced by cancer-specific factors.
Risk of VTE is higher among cancer patients than in the general population. Predictors of VTE include recency of cancer diagnosis, cancer site, stage and the type of cancer-directed treatment.
Cronin‐Fenton et al. (Wed,) studied this question.