Oncological emergencies
Medicine (United Kingdom)
; 51(1):80-85, 2023.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2181717
ABSTRACT
The incidence of cancer continues to rise, with an estimated 1 in 2 of the UK population born after 1960 diagnosed with malignancy at some point during their lifetime. This is in the context of an ageing population with increasing multimorbidity and polypharmacy. Cancer patients are frequent users of emergency care services and have a high rate of ambulance conveyance and hospital admission after review in emergency departments. Presentations can be a consequence of the cancer, its treatment or coexistent morbidity. Given the expanding armamentarium of cancer therapies, acute and general physicians are faced with a myriad of complex issues and require a knowledge of the broad principles of initial assessment, initial management and timely access to the wider multi-professional cancer team. Copyright © 2022
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Medicine (United Kingdom)
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2023
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