Cancer supportive care : advances in therapeutic strategies /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : Informa Healthcare, c2008.
Description:	xviii, 395 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Translational medicine series ; 5
Subject:	Cancer -- Palliative treatment. Neoplasms -- complications. Neoplasms -- therapy. Patient Care. Quality of Life. Cancer -- Palliative treatment.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7633444

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Other authors / contributors:	Lyman, Gary H. (Gary Herbert), 1946- M.D. Crawford, Jeffrey (Jeffrey C.)
ISBN:	9781420052893 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1420052896 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Contributors
1. Measuring Patient Symptoms and Other Aspects of Health-Related Quality of Life
2. Assessment and Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue
3. Anemia and Red Cell Factors
4. Neutropenia and Its Complications
5. Bacterial Infections in Cancer Patients
6. Management of Fungal Infections in Cancer Patients
7. Myeloid Growth Factors
8. Thrombocytopenia and Thrombopoetic Growth Factors
9. Venous Thromboembolism and Anticoagulation
10. Antiemetic Prophylaxis and Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
11. Mucositis in Patients Receiving High-Dose Cancer Therapy
12. Diarrhea and Constipation
13. Skeletal Complications: Bone Metabolism and Novel Targeted Agents
14. The Role of Bisphosphonates to Preserve Bone Health in Patients with Breast Cancer
15. Supportive Care for Older Cancer Patients
16. Care of the Cancer Survivor
17. Pain and Palliation
18. Management of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms
19. End-of-Life Care
20. Risk Prediction of Chemotherapy-Associated Toxicity in Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy
Index

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