Cancer supportive care: advances in therapeutic strategies
Lyman, Gary H.
Crawford, Jeffrey
Written with a broader base than the several cancer pain books on the market,Cancer Supportive Care: Advances in Therapeutic Strategies is a state-of-the-art management option for the full range of symptoms, toxicities, and complications experienced by cancer patients. In addition to ‘bread and butter’ topicssuch as pain control and drug reactions, the book contains unique, groundbreaking discussions of symptom measurement, growth factors, and late effects and cancer survivorship. INDICE: Measuring Patient Symptoms and Quality of Life. Management of Fatigue. Anemia and Erythroid Growth Factors. Neutropenia and Its Complications. Infectious Complications and Antibiotics. Management of Fungal Infections in Cancer Patients. Myeloid Growth Factors. Thrombocytopenia and Thrombopoietic Growth Factors. Venous Thromboembolism and Anticoagulation. Mucositis and Epidermal Growth Factors. Diarrhea and Constipation. Skeletal Complications: Bone Metabolism and Novel targeted Agents. Skeletal Complications: Bisphosphonates. Supportive Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient. Late Effects and Cancer Survivorship. Pain Control and Analgesics. Psychological Issues: Depression and Anxiety. End-Of-Life Care. Risk Prediction for Chemotherapy Associated Toxicities in Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy.
- ISBN: 978-1-4200-5289-3
- Editorial: INFORMA HEALTHCARE BOOKS
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 395
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés