The MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Olver, Ian

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is intended for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, general practitioners, nurses and allied health workers. Complete with case vignettes, key points, and sidebar summaries to further assist readers using practical tips and tricks, this textbook provides current, updated information on the management and prevention of cancer-related side effects, referring to up-to-date sources that are useful for conducting further research. It also introduces new topics, such as financial toxicity and complementary medicine, as well as covering the new side effects of targeted therapies not covered in the last edition. Additionally, MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship, 2nd edition assembles international, multidisciplinary experts who focus on a comprehensive range of symptoms and side effects associated with cancer and its treatment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 717
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319909905
• Artikelnr.: 59932732

Autorenporträt

Ian Olver, MD, PhD is CEO, Cancer Council Australia, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Sydney and is an Honorary Associate, Department of Medical Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has published over 180 articles in journals, 16 book chapters and 2 books: Conquering Cancer. Your Guide to Treatment and Research, and Is Death Ever Preferable to Life? and co-edited When Cancer Crosses Disciplines: A Physicians Handbook. After serving on several ethics committees in Victoria and South Australia and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Ethics Committee, and chairing the Cancer Institute NSW Research Ethics Committee for multi-centre cancer trials, he now sits on the Australian Health Ethics Committee of the NHMRC and chairs the Medical Oncology Group of Australia Ethics Committee. He previously served on The Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) and the Cancer Strategies Group of the Australian Government and chaired the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA). He now serves on the Board of the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, the executive of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the Advisory Board of Cancer Australia and the Community and Preventative Health Committee of NH+MRC. 

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction.- Cancer Symtoms, Treatment Side Effects and Disparities in Supportive Care.- Part II: General.- Cancer Pain.- Cancer-Related Fatigue.- Sleep and Cancer.- Palliative Care: End-of-Life Symptoms.- Supportive Care in Elderly Cancer Patients.- Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology.- Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer.- Financial Toxicity.- Integrative Oncology: The Role of Complementary Medicine in Supportive Cancer Care.- Part III: Cardiovascular.- Victims of Our Own Success: Cardiac Toxicities from Conventional and Emerging Cancer Therapies.- Cardiac Manifestations of Cancer and Their Management.- Part IV: Respiratory.- Pulmonary Toxicities of Anti Cancer Treatment.- Management of Respiratory Symptoms in People with Cancer.- Part V: Endocrine and Metabolic.- Endocrine and Metabolic Symptoms of Cancer and it's Treatment.- Part VI: Reproductive.- Sexual Problems in Patients with Cancer.- Sterility, Infertility, and Teratogenicity.- Menopause Symptoms.- Part VII: Hematological.- Thrombosis and Bleeding in Cancer Patients.- Anemia and Cancer.- Lymphedema in Cancer Patients.- Anemia and Cancer.- Lymphedema in Cancer Patients.- Infections and Cancer.- Part VIII: Gastrointestinal.- Cancer Cachexia and Anorexia.- Xerostomia and Dental Problems in the Head and Neck Radition Patient.- Dysphaia, Reflux, and Hiccups.- Nausea and Vomiting.- Mucositis (Oral and Gastrointestinal).- Diarrhea, Constipation, and Obstruction in Cancer Management.- Ascites.- Hepatotoxicity and Hepatic Dysfuntion.- Part IX: Urogential.- Urological Symptoms and Side Effects of Treatment.- Gynecological Symptoms.- Part X: Neurologic and Muscular.- Central Nervous System Symptoms: Headache, Seizures, Encephalopathy, and Memory Impairment.- Neuromuscular Disease and Spinal Cord Compression.- Eye Symptoms and Toxicities of Systemic Chemotherapy.- Part XI: Skim.- Extravasation.- Dermatologic Adverse Events.- Management of Alopecia Due to Cancer Therapies.- Part XII: Survivorship.-Oral Health and Survivorship: Late Effects of Cancer and Cancer Therapy.- Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Supportive Cancer Care. Survivorship: Physical Issues.