Principles and Practice of Supportive Oncology
Published on 1. December 1997
Book
Hardback
976 pages
978-0-397-51559-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume offers definitive guidance in one of the most important areas of oncology, primary care, and oncologic nursing: management of pain and other symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment. A group of experts in supportive care presents practical strategies for managing pain and other symptoms in the newly-diagnosed cancer patient, the patient with end-stage disease, and the growing number of cured cancer patients experiencing symptoms after treatment.
This volume offers definitive guidance in one of the most important areas of oncology, primary care, and oncologic nursing: management of pain and other symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment. A group of experts in supportive care presents practical strategies for managing pain and other symptoms in the newly-diagnosed cancer patient, the patient with end-stage disease, and the growing number of cured cancer patients experiencing symptoms after treatment.
This volume offers definitive guidance in one of the most important areas of oncology, primary care, and oncologic nursing: management of pain and other symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment. A group of experts in supportive care presents practical strategies for managing pain and other symptoms in the newly-diagnosed cancer patient, the patient with end-stage disease, and the growing number of cured cancer patients experiencing symptoms after treatment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
108 halftones, 48 line illustrations, 202 tables
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
2500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-397-51559-2 (9780397515592)
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Ann Berger | Russell K. Portenoy | D.E. Weissman
Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology
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05/2002
2nd Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Content
Part 1 Introduction to supportive oncology. Part 2 Symptoms and syndromes: pain; constitutional symptoms; gastrointestinal syndromes; oral syndromes; skin; cardiopulmonary syndrome; genitourinary; disorders of sexuality and reproduction; metabolic disorders; selected neurologic syndromes; selected psychiatric syndromes. Part 3 Special interventions. Part 4 Terminal care. Part 5 Ethics. Part 6 Special topics.