Cancer 101
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Doctors interested in taking care of cancer patients must complete specialized training after their residency in internal medicine. This subspecialty training is called a fellowship and usually involves training in both hematology (study of blood disorders, including abnormal clotting and bleeding) and oncology (cancer). These two areas are pretty different, leading some to question why [...]
7 Comments Blood clots are a common problem in cancer, including lung cancer, and several studies have shown that this contributes to diminished survival in cancer patients (abstract here):
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Once a blood clot has been detected, most typically a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that is commonly detected in the leg, or a [...]
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