Patients with cancer are at substantially increased risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and resulting pulmonary embolism. Together, these two forms of venous thromboembolism constitute the second leading cause of death for patients with known malignancies. The standard of care for DVT is anticoagulation, yet many patients with cancer and DVT are unable to receive anticoagulation because of the bleeding risk that it poses. In a study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine, a team of investi...