Cancer: Palliative Care

✍ Scribed by Robert Dunlop (auth.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Leaves: 184
Series: Focus on Cancer
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Cancer: Palliative Care examines the nature of the care and support that can be provided to those in need of palliative care and their families. This covers not only the physical treatment, such as pain management, but also the psychological well-being of patients. Health workers, clinicians, specialist nurses and medical students will find a balanced and thoughtful overview of the subject which will be of value in managing patients and helping them to come to terms with their condition.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Evolution of Palliative Care....Pages 1-12
Management of Pain....Pages 13-32
Management of Respiratory Symptoms....Pages 33-48
Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Oncology....Pages 49-63
Management of Other Symptoms....Pages 65-87
Psycho-Social Care....Pages 89-102
Spiritual Care and Suffering....Pages 103-110
Teamwork and Palliative Care....Pages 111-120
Delivering Palliative Care in Different Settings....Pages 121-135
Evaluation of Palliative-Care Services....Pages 137-153
Ethical Issues and Palliative Care....Pages 155-168
Back Matter....Pages 169-181

✦ Subjects

Oncology; Nursing; Cancer Research; Pain Medicine

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