(Ebook) Oncologic Emergency Medicine: Principles and Practice by Knox H. Todd (Editor), Charles R. Thomas Jr. (Editor), Kumar Alagappan (Editor) ISBN 9783030671228, 3030671224

(Ebook) Oncologic Emergency Medicine: Principles and Practice by Knox H. Todd (Editor), Charles R. Thomas Jr. (Editor), Kumar Alagappan (Editor) ISBN 9783030671228, 3030671224

This second edition of Oncologic Emergency Medicine: Principles and Practice has broadenedthe scope of emergency care for the oncological patient and rightfully so. More patientsare living with cancer than ever before. Many cancer diagnoses are associated with greatlyextended lifespans. With greater lifespan, cancer survivors are also at risk of acquiring complicationsfrom their past medical, radiation, or surgical care, in addition to an underlyingcancer.Today’s patient living with a current or prior cancer diagnosis lives within a network ofhealth care providers. The emergency physician and the oncologist must understand not onlythe underlying pathophysiology of the disease and its treatment, but also appreciate howpatients present in distress and how care is optimized to meet the needs of the patient. Indeed,while using best practice options, the team of health care providers personalizes each patient’streatment, stabilization, and recovery to optimize outcomes, seeking to match the expectationsof the patient and family.This edition also seeks to extend our understanding of health disparities and vulnerablepopulations, international approaches to oncological emergencies, and other topics on thecutting-edge cancer research, treatment, and management. The editors are to be congratulatedfor extending their earlier work and both recognizing and anticipating the needs of care providersin oncologic emergency medicine. They have provided a powerful tool to enhance the careprovided to cancer patients.