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Book SynopsisThere is increasing recognition of the burden of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with advanced incurable disease and the clinical, ethical, and philosophical challenges they may pose. With a growing elderly population and oncological therapies helping patients live longer with malignant disease, VTE is likely to be an ongoing problem. Whilst presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of VTE in general medicine is well established, its management within the palliative care setting is less clear-cut. Clinical presentation is often masked by other palliative symptoms, and symptoms can be consistent with those of other conditions; diagnosis is therefore underappreciated, and the condition can be difficult to manage.Bringing together contributions from international experts in the field of VTE and palliative care, this book explores the increasing challenges faced by healthcare professionals when managing VTE in advanced disease. Topics such as the epidemiology and pathogenesis of the
Table of Contents1. 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 ; 7. Primary thromboprophylaxis in the advanced cancer patient ; 8. Clinical decision making - treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with advanced cancer ; 9. Venous thromboembolism in non-malignant disease
