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SUBMITTER: Kahale LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6389337 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kahale Lara A LA Hakoum Maram B MB Tsolakian Ibrahim G IG Matar Charbel F CF Barba Maddalena M Yosuico Victor E D VED Terrenato Irene I Sperati Francesca F Schünemann Holger H Akl Elie A EA
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20171229
<h4>Background</h4>Oral anticoagulants may improve the survival of people with cancer through both an antitumor effect and antithrombotic effect, yet increase the risk of bleeding.<h4>Objectives</h4>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral anticoagulants in ambulatory people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy or radiotherapy, but otherwise have no standard therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation.<h4>Search methods</h4>We conducted a compreh ...[more]