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Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
45-50 years at diagnosis ... Jewish or other risk ... /2 >5% (as per risk ... #indications #oncology ... #screening #diagnosis
Risk factor for VTE in cancer patients

Tumor type 

• Very high risk: gastric, pancreas, brain 

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Risk factor for ... VTE in cancer patients ... : lung, hematologic ... RiskFactors #VTE #cancer ... #oncology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management ... : 70 years old, ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... #hematology #oncology
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
Patient risk stratification ... the treatment of cancer-associated ... VTE #Malignancy #Cancer ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
thrombosis in cancer ... patients at high risk ... also balance the risk ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... are at increased risk ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... Chronic Management ... hemophilia treatment center ... that ↑ bleeding risk ... #hematology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
Summary Framework Hematologic ... cancer for which ... isotype (rarely IgD ... #Significance #hematology ... #diagnosis #oncology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
for 21% of all cancers ... immunocompetent population Risk ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology ... #diagnosis #management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
general feeling of ill ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #dermatology #oncology