Are intensive cares worthwhile for breast cancer patients: the experience of an oncological ICU.

Are intensive cares worthwhile for breast cancer patients: the experience of an oncological ICU.

Purpose: One among seven women will present with breast cancer for which major therapeutic advances led to a significant increase in survival and cure rates. During or after cancer treatment, severe complications may occur requiring admission in intensive care unit (ICU). Intensivists could be reluc...

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Main Authors: Virginie Destrebecq, Thierry Berghmans, Ameye Lieveke, Marianne Paesmans, Jean-Paul Sculier, Anne-Pascale Meert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Intensive Care
Survival
breast cancer
Predictive factors
Hospitalization;
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00050/full

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