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Patients admitted to the hospital with certain cancers were found to have less thrombotic events (DVT and or pulmonary embolism) when on aspirin. Note, that the only patients looked at in this study were NOT on anticoagulants such as heparin or warfarin. Comment: Aspirin is typically thought to be primarily for prevention of arterial thrombosis. But in the case of DVT prophylaxis after hip or knee surgery, and additionally this study suggests it also helps for patients with a broad range of cancers. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2020 May 13:1074248420925021    (retrieved May, 2020). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.