Pulmonary Embolism with a blood clot as a disease with a blockage of an artery in the lungs with 3D illustration elements.

Cancer-related PE death increase shown in the USA

By Lynda Williams, medwireNews Reporter

medwireNews: US study findings indicate that the incidence of pulmonary embolism-related death in people with cancer rose significantly between 2011 and 2020 despite an overall reduction in age-adjusted cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths over the period.

This independent news story was supported by an educational grant from L’Institut Servier, Suresnes, France.

Read the full story on the L’Institut Servier website

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