Title: Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy
Abstract:Pulmonary complications arising from antineoplastic drugs range from asymptomatic, mild abnormalities (detected by chest radiograph or pulmonary function tests) to fatal pulmonary fibrosis. The incide...Pulmonary complications arising from antineoplastic drugs range from asymptomatic, mild abnormalities (detected by chest radiograph or pulmonary function tests) to fatal pulmonary fibrosis. The incidence and severity of pulmonary toxicity depend on the characteristics of the responsible drug as well as host factors. It is useful to consider three major syndromes that may result from the pharmacologic treatment of cancer: 1) acute drug reactions (usually hypersensitivity), 2) noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, and 3) interstitial pneumonitis/pulmonary fibrosis. Table 28–1 provides a list of the drugs associated with pulmonary complications [1].KeywordsAdvanced Breast CancerCardiac ToxicityPulmonary ToxicityVinca AlkaloidNoncardiogenic Pulmonary EdemaThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.Read More
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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