COVID, cancer and DVT

 Q: Cancer patients who develop COVID-19 infection are more prone to develop thrombosis than non-cancer patients? (select one)

A) True

B) False

Answer: B

Although in general cancer patients are more at risk for developing Deep Venous Thromboses (DVTs) but fortunately, COVID-19 infection doesn't increase that risk, despite the hypercoagulability tendency of COVID-19. This applies to both arterial and venous thromboses. 

To date, there is no evidence that cancer patients with COVID-19 should be treated more aggressively for the prevention of thromboses.

#oncology

#COVID-19

#hematology

Reference:

Patell R, Bogue T, Bindal P, et al. Incidence of thrombosis and hemorrhage in hospitalized cancer patients with COVID-19. J Thromb Haemost 2020; 18:2349.