White blood cell count measured prior to cancer development is associated with future risk of venous thromboembolism--the Tromsø study.

BACKGROUND: Elevated white blood cell (WBC) count is associated with risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients initiating chemotherapy. It is not known whether the risk of VTE by WBC count in cancer patients is causal or merely a consequence of the malignant disease. To address this qu...

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Main Authors: Kristine Blix, Hilde Jensvoll, Sigrid K Brækkan, John-Bjarne Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762748?pdf=render