TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Cancer Patient A1 - Sahai, Sunil K. A2 - Cohn, Steven L. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls AB - In 2018, there were over 18 million cases of cancer worldwide, with the number expected to reach 29 million by the year 2040.1 With the rise in incidence, the number of therapeutic options has also increased over the years, with more patients undergoing multimodality treatment involving chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. In more recent years, the advent of immunotherapy has the promise of revolutionizing cancer treatment. The perioperative clinician needs to be aware of the unique issues that are involved in the perioperative evaluation and management of the cancer patient facing surgery. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179531654 ER -