RT Book, Section
A1 Sahai, Sunil K.
A2 Cohn, Steven L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1179531654
T1 The Cancer Patient
T2 Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260468106
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179531654
RD 2024/04/18
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.