Esmo Handbook of Advanced Cancer Care

Informationen zum Autor Raphael Catane, Nathan Cherny, Marianne Kloke, Stephan Tanneberger, Dick Schrijvers Klappentext The treatment of patients who have advanced cancer presents a special set of problems: not only does the cancer itself need to be treated! but the chemotherapy involved can often induce physical problems of its own. Psychiatric problems and palliative care come to the forefront of a physician's concerns. This timely handbook aims to be a concise and practical reference for all oncologists who are responsible for the care of patients with advanced cancer. Zusammenfassung Published in association with ESMO, this handbook is a practical reference for all oncologists who are responsible for the care of patients with advanced cancer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Treatment of advanced cancer. Surgery in advanced cancer. Radiotherapy in advanced cancer. Anti-cancer drug treatment. Palliative care in advanced cancer. Definitions of palliative care. How to integrate medical oncology and palliative medicine. Gastrointestinal problems. Metabolic problems. Respiratory problems. Genitourinary problems. Neurological problems. Psychiatric problems. Pain. Dermatological problems. Other problems. Geriatric patients with advanced cancer. Appendix

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• Autori: Raphael Catane, Nathan I. Cherny, CATANE RAPHAEL SCHRIJVERS DIRK T, Raphael Schrijvers Catane, Raphael Catane, Raphael Cherny Catane
• Con la collaborazione di: Marianne (Zentrum fur Palliativmedizine Kloke (Editore), Stephan (Fondazione ANT Italia Tanneberger (Editore), Dirk (Department of Medical Oncology Schrijvers (Editore), Catane Raphael (Editore), Cherny Nathan (Editore), Kloke Marianne (Editore), Tanneberger Stephan (Editore), Schrijvers Dirk (Editore), Marianne Kloke (Editore), Raphael Catane (Editore), Nathan Cherny (Editore), Dirk Schrijvers (Editore), Stephan Tanneberger (Editore), Nathan I. Cherny (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 15.12.2005
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali
• EAN: 9780415375306
• ISBN: 978-0-415-37530-6
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Serie: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks; European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks
• Categorie: Medicine: general issues; Oncology; MEDICAL / Oncology / General; Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics