Cancer Patients’ Experiences and Understanding of Venous Thromboembolism

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), presents an extra challenge in the management of patients with cancer, given increase morbidity mortality having both conditions. Cancer are well known to have a high risk VTE; particularly; those who had major surgery, chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy. These groups need understand factors prophylactic measures prevent developing VTE. This review aims provide overview literature on cancer patients’ understanding VTE their experiences cancer-associated (CAT).
 Method: A scoping was carried map explore types evidence available. structured electronic search conducted Embase, Scopus Medline June 2020. All titles abstracts from were evaluated independently by two reviewers disagreements resolved third arbitrator. Eligible papers qualitative studies reviews adult patients' experience thrombosis.
 Results: Ten articles met inclusion criteria, nine primary one systematic that explored living CAT. Participants various types. Most advanced disease receiving palliative care. Four themes emerged data: Lack meaningful information CAT, unaware signs symptoms VTE, limited awareness CAT amongst HCPs acceptability anticoagulant.
 Conclusion: context, all included showed participants about VTEs’ symptoms. However, no settings high-risk patients.