POST-TRANSPLANTATION CANCER

Course overview

CANCER IS ONE OF THE THREE MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH AFTER AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND INFECTION ARE THE OTHER TWO REASONS FOR DEATH AFTER AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT, BUT THEY BOTH ARE DECREASING IN FREQUENCY BECAUSE OF EFFECTIVE SCREENING, PROPHYLAXIS, AND INTERVENTIONAL THERAPIES. KNOWLEDGE OF POST-TRANSPLANT MALIGNANCY IS INADEQUATE REGARDING EARLY DETECTION AND LACK OF ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES. IN THIS ACTIVITY, WE FOCUS ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, DIAGNOSIS, SCREENING AND HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS TREATMENT STRATEGY.