1. Oncogenes, cancer, and hemostasis / Carla Boccaccio and Paolo M. Comoglio -- 2. Hemostasis and angiogenesis / Wolfram Ruf -- 3. Tissue factor in cancer angiogenesis and coagulopathy / Mark Taubman -- 4. Genetic analysis of hemostastic factors and cancer / Joseph S. Palumbo, Eric S. Mullins, and Jay L. Degen -- 5. Chemotherapy-induced hemostatic activation and thrombosis in cancer / Ilene Weitz and Howard A. Liebman -- 6. Angiogenics inhibitors, cancer-associated thrombosis, and bleeding / H.M. W. Verheul. [et al] -- 7. Heparin in cancer : role of selectin interactions / Lubor Borsig, Jennifer L. Stevenson, and Ajit Varki -- 8. The burden of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism and its impact on cancer survival / Richard H. White and Ted Wun -- 9. Thromboembolism in hematologic malignancies / Anna Falanga and Marina Marchetti -- 10. Diagnosing cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism / A. Piccioli, Anna Falanga, and P. Prandoni -- 11. Prothrombotic mutations and cancer-associated venous thromboembolism / J.W. Blom, C.J.M. Doggen, and F. R. Rosendaal -- 12. Who's at risk for thrombosis? : approaches to risk stratifying cancer patients / Maithili V. Rao, Charlie W. Francis, and Alok A. Khorana -- 13. Thromboprohylaxis in cancer surgery / Gloria Petralia, Aidan McManus, and Ajay Kakkar -- 14. Preventing venous thromboembolism in the medical cancer patient / Sylvia Haas -- 15. Long-term central vein catheters and venous thromboembolism in cancer patients / Melina Vreso and Giancarlo Agnelli -- 16. Treating venous thromboembolism in cancer patients : the case for low-molecular-weight heparin therapy / Agnes Y.Y. Lee -- 17. Antithrombotic therapy and survival in cancer patients / Gloria Petralia and Ajay Kakkar -- 18. Improving outcomes with prophylactic anticoagulation in patients with cancer : lessons from the American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines / Gary H. Lyman and Nicole M. Kuderer.