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Cancer screening: Do the harms outweigh the benefits? #EBM #epidemioliogy #PubilcHealth #PrimaryCare #HONC #Screening #AdverseEffects #Harms
Cancer screening ... #EBM #epidemioliogy ... PrimaryCare #HONC #Screening ... FalsePositives #BMJ
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
the treatment of cancer-associated ... weight heparin; BMI ... VTE #Malignancy #Cancer ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology ... #Oncology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... workup, including BM ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
for 21% of all cancers ... liver>kidney), EBV ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... ↑ LDH), rising EBV ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Toxic injury to BM ... Parvovirus B19 - EBV ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... from germinal center ... normal germinal center ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
When to look for clonal/neoplastic hypereosinophilia (HEo)?
 - Exclusion of frequent causes (Drug-induced HEo, helminthiasis, cancer,
helminthiasis, cancer ... - Myelogram/BM ... Diagnosis #Signs #Hematology