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March DVT Awareness Month Overview

This March, the Coalition kicked off the sixth national DVT Awareness Month with the introduction of a resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives to mark the second Tuesday of every March as National DVT Screening Day and with the launch of a nationwide RV tour Driving to Reduce the Risks of DVT.

National Screening Day Highlights

On March 10, Rep. Lois Capps and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers introduced the National DVT Screening Day resolution to help the Coalition highlight DVT as a national public health priority and to honor the memory of Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn, who died of DVT-related complications in 2007. Her son, Seattle’s King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, was on hand to help honor his mother.

Driving to Reduce the Risks of DVT Highlights from the Road

After a strong start in New York, the RV set out on its journey to promote patient risk assessment with five successful stops in March.

CHAPTER FIVE — Linda McCarthy

DVT Awareness Needs to Catch
Up With Breast Cancer Awareness

As a survivor of both Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and breast cancer, I’m struck by the huge gulf between the awareness levels of these diseases. Nearly every woman in this country knows the importance of detecting breast cancer early through mammograms and self-exams. Yet, so few people are familiar with the symptoms of DVT.
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Last Updated: May 2009