e17577 Background: Cancer patients (pts) present often with acute syndromes requiring an
urgent management. This scenario has dramatically changed during the last years due to …

Background: Cancer patients (pts) present often with acute syndromes requiring an urgent
management. This scenario has dramatically changed during the last years due to the …

20683 Background: In the last years, we are living a progressive rising of prevalence in
cancer. More aggresive treatments are being applied to older patients with more …

37 Background: Use of costly emergency department (ED) resources is high amongst
oncology patients. However, many oncology patients who visit the ED are discharged home …

Background: Emergency department (ED) visits among cancer patients (pts) exceed those of
the general population; acute oncology teams can influence strategy determining a …

Objectives The objective of this prospective study was to analyze the profile of cancer
patients admitted to an emergency department. Methods The study included all cancer …

Cancer care has become increasingly specialized and advances in treatment have resulted
in a larger proportion of cancer patients receiving treatment as outpatients. Although there …

Cancer patients can experience unexpected symptoms related to their disease or cancer
treatment at all stages of the disease leading to emergency presentation at the emergency …

A TOOLKIT to improve the care of cancer patients admitted to hospital as emergencies with
medical problems caused by the disease or its treatment has been developed by the Royal …

BACKGROUND: Cancer patients frequently visit the emergency department (ED) with
various symptoms of cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical …