Cancer and the cardiopulmonary system

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5687593

Khalil, A M; Ewer, M S

This volume addresses the problems induced in the cardiopulmonary function by certain advanced diagnostic techniques and treatment modalities for cancer, reviews the cardiopulmonary changes resulting from cancer itself, and assesses the limitations to surgical and nonsurgical management of diverse neoplastic conditions. Information on the effects of various tumors on cardiopulmonary function and on the spectrum of adverse cardiopulmonary reactions caused by chemotherapy and radiation theorapy is provided, with specific practical guidance on diagnosis and treatment.

• OSTI ID: 5687593
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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