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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2009 Mar;22(1):9–23. doi: 10.1016/j.beha.2008.12.001

Table 2.

Comparison of the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) based on initial cancer stage.

Cancer Incidence rate of VTE in year after cancer diagnosis (events/100 patients)
Local stage Regional stage Remote stage
Pancreas 4.3 5.3 19.7
Stomach 2.7 3.9 12.9
Kidney 1.2 3.9 8.0
Bladder 0.7 2.7 7.6
Uterus 0.9 1.6 6.2
Lung 1.1 2.3 5.2
Colon/rectum 0.9 2.3 4.6
Melanoma 0.2 1.0 4.6
Ovary 0.6 2.1 3.8
Lymphoma 2.0 3.5 2.9
Breast 0.6 1.0 2.8