title: Perioperative assessment of the cancer patient.
abstract: The perioperative evaluation of patients with cancer differs from that of other patients in that the former may have received prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy. These cancer treatments have a wide range of side effects and complications that may affect patients' perioperative risks. The perioperative specialist who evaluates the cancer patient prior to surgery must be familiar with the effects of these treatments and their consequences for the major organ systems. The perioperative specialist must also be familiar with the natural history of cancer and have a basic understanding of how cancer affects the body. In this article, we review the perioperative concerns that are specific to the patient with cancer.
authors.affiliation: The Internal Medicine Perioperative Assessment Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: ssahai@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Sunil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sahai
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D012306:Risk; D013038:Specialization
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: cancer; chemotherapy; medical evaluation; perioperative medicine; pre-anaesthesia clinic; radiation therapy; surgery