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Prim Care. 1987 Jun;14(2):365-79.
The primary care physician must be able to recognize potentially life threatening or permanently disabling oncologic complications that may be prevented or reversed by foresight or prompt action. The physician must be able to assist the patient in treatment decisions and recognize those situations in which palliation is possible. Accurate diagnosis and treatment of oncologic emergencies and paraneoplastic syndromes may both improve the quality of life and increase the length of survival in the patient with cancer.
初级保健医生必须能够识别出可能危及生命或导致永久性残疾的肿瘤并发症，这些并发症可通过前瞻性或及时行动加以预防或逆转。医生必须能够协助患者做出治疗决策，并识别出可能进行姑息治疗的情况。对肿瘤急症和副肿瘤综合征进行准确诊断和治疗，既可以提高癌症患者的生活质量，又可以延长其生存期。
