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Perioperative Implications of Neoadjuvant Therapies and Optimization Strategies for Cancer Surgery

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Patients with cancer having either cancer- or non-cancer-related surgery present to the perioperative clinician with a unique set of challenges. Adequate assessment, risk stratification, and optimization of these patients requires the perioperative physician to be familiar with the natural history of the cancer, the systemic effects of the malignant disease on the body, and also the effects of neoadjuvant treatments on the major organ systems. Deconditioning is a multisystem disorder that is related to cancer treatments, sedentary lifestyle, and the malignant disease itself. It is being increasingly recognized as condition that is amenable to reversal with appropriate “prehabilitation” strategies. This article will give the reader an overview of the perioperative issues and optimization strategies for patients awaiting cancer surgery.

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Dr. Bernhard Riedel wishes to thank Drs. Donal Buggy, Vijaya Gottumukkala, and Erica Sloan for their kind assistance in the development of this issue and the reviewing of the articles.

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Sahai, S.K., Ismail, H. Perioperative Implications of Neoadjuvant Therapies and Optimization Strategies for Cancer Surgery. Curr Anesthesiol Rep 5, 305–317 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40140-015-0121-x

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