title: Current cancer therapies - a guide for perioperative physicians.
abstract: Cancer is expected to be the leading cause of death around the world. New cancer therapies have improved survival but they can also lead to complications and toxicity. In this article, the effects of modern anti-cancer therapies are reviewed. The perioperative effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and experimental therapies in relation to anaesthesia are discussed. Common and rare complications are summarised as is advice for optimal treatment of the cancer patient in the perioperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, VU University Medical Center/VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.huitink@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: Johannes M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Huitink
authors.forename: Wendy H L
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Teoh
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: anaesthesiologist; cancer; complications of anti-cancer therapy; current cancer therapies; perioperative