
Joan Branson died at the Lister Hospital in West London in November after suffering a pulmonary embolism, which could have been prevented with blood-thinning medication.
The author, Alexandra Shulman, shares a personal experience of suffering a similar embolism after cancer surgery and has been taking medication since.
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Pulmonary embolism can be fatal if not prevented or treated promptly
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