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A clinical case-based handbook has a role in general clinicians'
practice of caring for patients with serious or life-limiting
illness. The explosion of the field of Hospice and Palliative
Medicine impacts all physicians and healthcare providers.
Fellowship trained s- cialists graduate in greater numbers
annually. These and more seasoned specialists are now certified by
the American Board of Medical Specialties as subspecialists.
Research in this field is expanding in scope and quantity, and peer
reviewed journals devoted to this work are multiplying. Moreover,
peer reviewed journals in primary care and other subspecialties of
medicine regularly include papers that focus on end-of-life care,
quality of life issues, and symptom management. Overall then,
access to clinical information necessary to care for patients with
life-limiting illness is not only essential, but also increasingly
available. This case-based clinical book aims to help with the
actual practice of caring for patients with life-limiting illness.
Numerous texts and journals exist to provide the data to inform
care, yet there remains a need to find practical points and
information about the practical application of the principles of
palliative care. Thus, we hope that the cases, key points, and
practical tips will help health care providers who are not experts
already in palliative care in the care of patients with serious
illness and challenging problems. Some chapters follow one patient
through the course of an illness to highlight the applicability of
palliative care throughout the disease process.
Currently, there is no comprehensive source of information available to non-specialist physicians and nurses providing end-of-life care for advanced cancer patients at a level between specialist oncology texts and nursing texts. Two eminent physicians from one of the world's foremost cancer centers have drawn together a remarkable team to provide a handbook which covers the full range of problems non-specialists will encounter. This highly accessible text covers general principles in oncology, each of the primary tumors, and management of specific symptoms and syndromes.
Cancer Symptom Science is the first interdisciplinary compilation
of research on the mechanisms underlying the expression of
cancer-related symptoms. It presents innovations in clinical,
animal and in vitro research, research methods in brain imaging,
and statistical-descriptive approaches to understanding the
mechanistic basis of symptom expression. This volume also provides
perspectives from patients, government and industry. By collecting
and synthesizing the developing threads of new approaches to
understanding cancer-related symptoms, the book promotes a
pioneering framework for merging behavioral and biological
disciplines to clarify mechanisms of symptom evolution,
incorporating new technologies, testing novel agents for symptom
control, and improving patient functioning and quality of life both
during and after cancer treatment. With an expert editorial team
led by Charles S. Cleeland, an internationally-recognized leader in
cancer pain assessment and treatment, this is essential reading for
surgical, clinical and medical oncologists, academic researchers,
and pharmaceutical companies developing new agents to control
symptom expression.
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