If you are a cancer patient you certainly don’t expect to die from a blood clot. You usually expect to die from the cancer itself. Cancer patients have a seven times higher risk of complications from blood clot formation. (1) One of those complications is death. Cancer patients have a dramatically increased risk of strokes, heart attacks and dangerous blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism) and in the legs (deep vein thrombosis). Here are questions for your doctor and steps you can take to stay safe.
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