Thrombosis and Hemostasis in Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Soff, Gerald (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research, 179
• Subjects: Oncology .; Hematology.; Cancer research.; Oncology.; Cancer Research.

In this book, leaders in the field explore our current understanding of thrombosis and hemostasis in cancer and address key questions on the subject. Among the topics discussed are the mechanisms that cancers use to activate the coagulation system, and those by means of which an activated coagulatio...

Table of Contents:

• Thrombosis and Hemostasis in Cancer. Scope of the Problem and Overview
• Pathophysiology 1. Mechanisms of Thrombosis in Cancer Patients
• Pathophysiology 3. The role of platelets in cancer biology
• The risk of thrombosis in cancer. Clinical factors & possible role of primary prophylaxis
• Biomarkers of cancer-associated thromboembolism
• Thrombotic Risk from Chemotherapy and Other Cancer Therapies
• Treatment of VTE In Cancer. Historical Perspective and evolving role of the DOACs
• Etiology and Management of Upper Extremity, Central line associated thrombosis
• Management of Thrombocytopenia In Cancer Patients
• Microangiopathy in Cancer. Causes, Consequences, and Management
• Thrombosis in the Philadelphia chromosome-negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
• Anticoagulation in the setting of primary and metastatic brain tumors
• Hemorrhage in the cancer patient. APML and other specific high risk situations.