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Emergencies in Oncology
Edited by Martin Scott-Brown, Roy AJ Spence, and Patrick Johnston
448 pages
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4 black and white line drawings, 28 halftones
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180x100mm
978-0-19-921563-8
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Flexicovers
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27 September 2007
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- Easily accessible evidence based guide
- A series of four icons distinguish clearly the degree of urgency in which the emergency must be treated
- Every topic starts on a new page to aid ease of use
- Split into 2 sections - Common Presenting Features and Diagnosis and Management
One in three of the population of the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, many of whom become acutely ill and require emergency treatment. Also, patients with undiagnosed cancer can present with oncological emergencies and therefore doctors in specialist oncology units, emergency departments and indeed almost any medical and surgical speciality need to be aware of the specific challenges presented by the acutely ill patient with cancer.
This book seeks to provide an easily accessible evidence based guide to the diagnosis and management of acutely ill patients with cancer. The scope of the book is
limited to those emergencies directly caused by the cancer or by its treatment and those conditions where there is a strong predisposition caused by the cancer. Many of these emergencies will be familiar to non-oncologists, however others will not. Any delay caused by unfamiliarity can have disastrous results, for example irreversible neurological deficit in unrecognised spinal cord compression. Not all the emergencies covered in this book require immediate recognition and treatment to prevent potential fatal outcomes, however, all these conditions require urgent action to reduce morbidity and distressing symptoms for patients. The book therefore provides practical guidance on the management of the acute and distressing symptoms that often arise in the ill cancer
patient.Readership: This book will provide junior staff (F2 and SHOs), oncological nurses, and specialist registrars in oncology with a useful source of information. It will also appeal to those in Emergency departments, acute medical teams, and GP practices.
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Edited by Martin Scott-Brown, Specialist Registrar in Clinical Oncology, Oxford Radcliffe Trust, Roy AJ Spence, Consultant Surgeon, Belfast City Hospital; Honorary Professor, Queen's University Belfast and Honorary Professor, University of Ulster, and Patrick Johnston, Professor of Oncology, Belfast City Hospital and Queen's University Belfast and Director of the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland; Dean, Belfast Medical School Contributors:
Joss Adams, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Berkshire Cancer Centre, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Gerard Andrade, Consultant Oncologist,
Charlie Bond, Locum Consultant Palliative Care, Severn Hospice, Shrewsbury
Phillip Camilleri, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton
Graham Collins, Lymphoma Research Foundation Lymphoma Research Registrar, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford
Matthew Croucher, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Canterbury District Health Board
David Cutter, Specialist registrar in Clinical Oncology Oxford Regional Rotation, Churchill Hospital, Oxford
Stephen Dorman, Specialist registrar in Cardiology, North Bristol NHS trust, Bristol
Nisha Guha, Specialist registrar in Chemical Pathology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
Jon-Paul Meyer,
Specialist registrar in Urology, Oxford Regional Training Rotation, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
Michael Puttick, Specialist registrar in General Surgery, Oxford Regional Rotation, currently: Surgeon, United Mission Hospital, Tansen, Nepal
Johnny Seymour, Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine, London Deanery, Clinical Research Fellow, King's College, London
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"...this book is actually of use to everyone working in general acute medicine and primary care. The incidence of cancer continues to rise, treatment options continue to diversify and, with a relatively static number of oncologists and palliative care physicians, the general physician and pratitioner are going to be exposed to an increasing number of oncology emergencies...the lessons of this book should be understood by all." - Oncology News
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1: Symptoms
2: Cardiovascular Emergencies
3: Respiratory Emergencies
4: Metabolic Emergencies
5: Neurological Emergencies
6: Bone Emergencies
7: Gastrointestinal Emergencies
8: Urological Emergencies
9: Haematological Emergencies
10: Psychiatric Emergencies
11: Dermatological Emergencies
12: Cytotoxic chemotherapy related emergencies
13: Radiotherapy related emergencies
14: Moral, ethical, and legal issues
Appendix
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