1st Edition
Thrombosis and Cancer
240 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
240 Pages
by
CRC Press
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It is common knowledge that thromboembolic disease is often the earliest manifestation and almost the most frequent complication of cancer. Recent studies have investigated the mechanisms by which cancer causes thrombosis and have emphasized the importance of the coagulation system in angiogenesis and tumor metastasis. Thrombosis and Cancer offers a detailed and authoritative review of the issues... Read more
Thrombosis and Cancer: A Short History of the Trousseau's Syndrome, M.H. Prins and H.-M.M.B. Otten
Pathogenesis of Thrombosis in Cancer, A. Falanga, M. Marchetti, and A. Vignoli
Platelets and Cancer, A. Klepfish, A. Schattner, G. Lugassy, and S. Karpatkin
The Role of Blood Clotting in Tumor Metastasis: A Case for Tissue Factor, M.B. Donati and R. Lorenzet
The Fibrinolytic System in Cancer, G. Lugassy and A. Klepfish
Tumor Angiogenesis and Blood Coagulation, P.M. Fernandez, S.R. Patierno, and F.R. Rickles
Risk of Cancer in Patients Presenting with Venous Thromboembolism, A. Piccioli and P. Prandoni
Thrombotic Complications of Overt Cancer, G. Lugassy and B. Yoffe
Systematic Microangiopathies in the Cancer Patient, M. Levi
Thrombophilia and Risk of Venous THromboembolism in Cancer, R. Hoffman and B. Brenner
Long-Term Thrombotic Complications in Cancer-Treated Patients: The Problem of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism, G.F. Pineo and R.D. Hull
Prevention of Cancer-associated Thrombosis: An Overview, M. Levine
Thromboprophylaxis in Cancer Surgery, A.K. Kakkar and G.A. Pertralia
Catheter-related Arm-Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Cancer, M. Monreal
Prevention and Treatment of Thrombosis in Cancer Patients, H.K. Breddin and R. Bauersachs
Antimalignant Properties of Antithrombotic Agents, C.P.W. Klerk, S.M. Smorenburg, and H.R. Buller
Pathogenesis of Thrombosis in Cancer, A. Falanga, M. Marchetti, and A. Vignoli
Platelets and Cancer, A. Klepfish, A. Schattner, G. Lugassy, and S. Karpatkin
The Role of Blood Clotting in Tumor Metastasis: A Case for Tissue Factor, M.B. Donati and R. Lorenzet
The Fibrinolytic System in Cancer, G. Lugassy and A. Klepfish
Tumor Angiogenesis and Blood Coagulation, P.M. Fernandez, S.R. Patierno, and F.R. Rickles
Risk of Cancer in Patients Presenting with Venous Thromboembolism, A. Piccioli and P. Prandoni
Thrombotic Complications of Overt Cancer, G. Lugassy and B. Yoffe
Systematic Microangiopathies in the Cancer Patient, M. Levi
Thrombophilia and Risk of Venous THromboembolism in Cancer, R. Hoffman and B. Brenner
Long-Term Thrombotic Complications in Cancer-Treated Patients: The Problem of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism, G.F. Pineo and R.D. Hull
Prevention of Cancer-associated Thrombosis: An Overview, M. Levine
Thromboprophylaxis in Cancer Surgery, A.K. Kakkar and G.A. Pertralia
Catheter-related Arm-Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Cancer, M. Monreal
Prevention and Treatment of Thrombosis in Cancer Patients, H.K. Breddin and R. Bauersachs
Antimalignant Properties of Antithrombotic Agents, C.P.W. Klerk, S.M. Smorenburg, and H.R. Buller
Biography
Gilles Lugassy, Anna Falanga, Ajay K. Kakkar and Frederick R. Rickles
'...a well-written multiauthored book that will fulfil its stated purpose - "to provide comprehensive and timely coverage of our current knowledge of cancer-associated thrombosis". It will be of interest to clinicians in many disciplines.' - The New England Journal of Medicine
