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Would intensive cancer surgery (not skin cancer) be attempted if the person has not been off warfarin for at least 5 days?
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Possibly: it depends on whether the protime (INR) is normal or not.
Answered 10/19/2014
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Unlikely: Generally any elective surgery (even cancer surgery) is done off of Coumadin (warfarin). Sometimes your doctor will take you off of Coumadin (warfarin) and put you on a shorter acting injectable blood thinner like Lovenox.
Answered 3/12/2020
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