Jensvoll, Hilde; Severinsen, Marianne T.; Hammerstrøm, Jens; Brækkan, Sigrid Kufaas; Kristensen, Søren R.; Cannegieter, Suzanne C.; Blix, Kristine; Tjønneland, Anne; Rosendaal, Frits Richard; Dziewiecka, Olga; Overvad, Kim; Næss, Inger Anne; Hansen, John-Bjarne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-16)
Background: Although venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a known common complication in
cancer patients, there is limited knowledge on patient-related and cancer-specific risk factors in
the general population. The Scandinavian Thrombosis and Cancer (STAC) Cohort was established
by merging individual data from three large Scandinavian cohorts (The Tromsø Study, the second
Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, ...