Radiation Oncology for Cure and Palliation (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)

Given that treatment with curative intent is possible in only one-half of cancer victims, and that such treatment frequently fails, the majority of patients with cancer will require relief of symptoms and signs caused by their disease. In this book, the specific contribution of radiation therapy to palliation is considered within the context of multidisciplinary management. Individual chapters are devoted to palliative radiation therapy for primary tumours and metastases at different sites. The management of pain is discussed, and chapters are also devoted to end of life care, the management of complications of radiation therapy, and useful medications. This book will prove useful and interesting not only to radiation oncologists but also to medical students of all ages and to doctors from all disciplines who are concerned with the relief or prevention of suffering in patients with cancer.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Medical Radiology
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	2003
Foreword by:	L.W. Brady
Authors:	R.G. Parker
Preface by:	S.M. Mellinkoff
Authors:	N.A. Janjan
Foreword by:	H.-P. Heilmann
Authors:	M.T. Selch
Foreword by:	M. Molls
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-41401-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Palliative medicine Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > Radiotherapy
LSN:	3-540-41401-0
Barcode:	9783540414018

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