Management of Intracranial Metastases

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Management of Intracranial Metastases Caroline Chung Normand Laperriere INTRODUCTION Brain metastases are the most common brain tumors in cancer patients. The incidence is 10% to 40% in all cancer patients…

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Infectious Complications/Management

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Infectious Complications/Management Jennifer M. Cuellar-RodrĂ­guez Juan C. Gea-Banacloche Cancer patients have a significantly increased risk of infections (1,2). Risk factors for this increased susceptibility of infection are directly related to…

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Metabolic Disorders in the Cancer Patient

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Metabolic Disorders in the Cancer Patient Irene M. O’Shaughnessy Albert L. Jochen Endocrine disorders occur in individuals with advanced malignancy under various circumstances. Cancer may produce effects through the excess…

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Hypercalcemia

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Hypercalcemia Howard Su-Hau Yeh James R. Berenson INTRODUCTION Background and Epidemiology Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM), characterized by high serum levels of calcium, is the leading malignancy-related metabolic complication in hospital…

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Urologic Issues in Palliative Care

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Urologic Issues in Palliative Care Eric A. Singer Faisal Ahmed Compton J. Benjamin Adam R. Metwalli Peter A. Pinto INTRODUCTION Urologic malignancies account for more than 40% of all new…

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Management of Hypercoagulable States and Coagulopathy

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Management of Hypercoagulable States and Coagulopathy Jenny Petkova Thomas J. Raife Kenneth D. Friedman Hemostasis is carefully balanced: hemostatic plugs form at inappropriate openings in the vascular network, but thrombus…

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Hemoptysis, Airway Obstruction, Bronchospasm, Cough, and Pulmonary Complications/Symptoms of Cancer and Its Treatment

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Hemoptysis, Airway Obstruction, Bronchospasm, Cough, and Pulmonary Complications/Symptoms of Cancer and Its Treatment Jaya Vijayan J. Hunter Groninger INTRODUCTION Complications from malignancies abound in and around the pulmonary tree and…

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