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Cancer care has evolved on many levels, from inpatient single-agent chemotherapy administered by an oncologist to multimodality treatment delivered in various settings using various routes using various modes of delivery. Since surgical resection plays a major role in treating cancer, a comprehensive preoperative evaluation is warranted, especially in those patients with numerous medical problems.

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  1. Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA

    Sunil K. Sahai

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    Steven L. Cohn

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Sahai, S.K., Manzullo, E.F. (2011). Cancer. In: Cohn, S. (eds) Perioperative Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-498-2_24

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