Palliative Care in Pediatric Oncology

✍ Scribed by Joanne Wolfe,Barbara L. Jones,Ulrika Kreicbergs,Momcilo Jankovic (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 313
• Series: Pediatric Oncology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This textbook is the first to focus on comprehensive interdisciplinary care approaches aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of children with cancer and their families throughout the illness experience. Among the topics addressed are the epidemiology of pediatric cancer distress, including physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions; the role of the interdisciplinary team; communication and advance care planning; symptom prevention and management; care at the end of life; family bereavement care; and approaches to ease clinician distress. The contributing authors are true experts and provide guidance based on the highest available level of evidence in the field. The book has not only an interdisciplinary but also an international perspective; it will appeal globally to all clinicians caring for children with cancer, including physicians, nurses, psychosocial clinicians, and chaplains, among others.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-viii
Epidemiology of Suffering in Childhood Cancer (Alisha Kassam, Kimberley Widger, Franca Benini)....Pages 1-12
The Impact of Cancer on the Child, Parents, Siblings and Community (Myra Bluebond-Langner, Richard W. Langner)....Pages 13-33
The Interdisciplinary Oncology Team and the Role of Palliative Care Consultation (Jorge Mauricio Cervantes Blanco, Emma Jones)....Pages 35-53
Communication with Children with Cancer and Their Families Throughout the Illness Journey and at the End of Life (Erica C. Kaye, Jennifer M. Snaman, Liza Johnson, Deena Levine, Brent Powell, Amy Love et al.)....Pages 55-93
Considerations for Cancer-Directed Therapy in Advanced Childhood Cancer (Angela M. Feraco, Luca Manfredini, Momcilo Jankovic, Joanne Wolfe)....Pages 95-101
Palliative Care in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (Monika Führer)....Pages 103-117
Easing of Physical Distress in Pediatric Cancer (Sergey Postovsky, Amit Lehavi, Ori Attias, Eli Hershman)....Pages 119-157
Easing Psychological Distress in Pediatric Cancer (Maru E. Barrera, Adam Rapoport, Kim S. Daniel)....Pages 159-187
Easing Existential Distress in Pediatric Cancer Care (Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, Tullio Proserpio, Marta Podda, Carlo Alfredo Clerici)....Pages 189-201
Easing Social Distress in Pediatric Cancer (Wendy Pelletier, Ilaria Ripamonti, Kira Bona)....Pages 203-215
Care at the End of Life for Children with Cancer (Eva Bergstraesser, Maria Flury)....Pages 217-244
Family Bereavement Care in Pediatric Oncology (Malin Lövgren, Josefin Sveen)....Pages 245-264
Easing Clinician Distress in Pediatric Cancer Care (Karen Moody, Deborah Kramer, Caitlin Scanlon, Lucia Wocial, Beth Newton Watson, Adam Hill)....Pages 265-286
Advancing Pediatric Palliative Oncology Through Innovation (Katharine Brock, Melissa Mark, Rachel Thienprayoon, Christina Ullrich)....Pages 287-314

✦ Subjects

Oncology