Open AccessManaging oncologic emergencies involving structural dysfunction
Author(s) -
Glover Donna J.,
Glick John H.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.35.4.238
Subject(s) - citation , associate editor , medicine , cancer , library science , oncology , gerontology , family medicine , computer science
As antitumor therapy becomes more effective and less toxic, it is imperative to recognize potentially life-threatening or permanently disabling complications that may be prevented or reversed by prompt action. Accurate diagnosis and treatment of oncologic emergencies may both improve the quality of life and increase the length of survival, allowing more cancer patients to receive an adequate trial of definitive therapy designed to eradicate or palliate their disease.