Sara Booth / Andrew Davies (eds.)

Palliative Care Consultations in Head and Neck Cancer

Herausgeber: Booth, Sara; Davies, Andrew

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is designed to give the busy clinician immediate, easy-to-access, and practical advice on problems which may arise in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. Both the physical and psychological needs of patients with this distressing disease are covered.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9780198530749
• ISBN-10: 0198530749
• Artikelnr.: 23072422

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Sara Booth and Denise Traue: Introduction
* 2: Fabian Sipaul and Martin Birchall: Surgery with palliative intent
in advanced or recurrent head and neck cancer
* 3: Frances Calman: The non-surgical management of advanced head and
neck cancer
* 4: Piyush Jani and Nicholas Gibbins: Management of airway problems in
advanced or recurrent disease
* 5: Andrew Davies: Oral problems
* 6: Jane Machin: Improving swallowing and communication
* 7: Clare Shaw: Nutritional support for the head and neck cancer
patient
* 8: Diane Laverty: Complex wounds in head and neck cancer
* 9: Marc Webster and Neil A Hagen: Pain management in advanced and
recurrent disease
* 10: Maria Frampton and Declan Lyons: Psychological issues in advanced
or recurrent disease
* 11: Emma Thompson and Andrew Davies: The last few days of life