🩸 Bleeding & Cancer Risk in AF Patients on Anticoagulants 🏥
🔎 Study Goal: Investigate the link between bleeding after anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (AF) and new cancer diagnoses.
📊 Findings:
✅ Bleeding 4X increases the risk of cancer diagnosis (HR: 4.0).
🔴 GI Bleeding → 15.4X risk of GI Cancer
🟠 GU Bleeding → 11.8X risk of GU Cancer
🟡 Respiratory Bleeding → 10.1X risk of Lung Cancer
⏳ Median time to cancer diagnosis: 45 days.
🚑 Earlier-stage cancers detected after bleeding (Stage 4: 27.6% vs. 31.3%).
💡 Clinical Takeaways:
🛑 Don't ignore bleeding! It may indicate occult cancer.
🔬 Prioritize timely investigations (e.g., endoscopy, cystoscopy).
📑 Guidelines needed for cancer screening after bleeding in anticoagulated patients.
