Handbook of Palliative Care in Cancer, 2e [Paperback]

Alexander Waller MD (Author), Nancy L. Caroline MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0750672048 | ISBN-13: 978-0750672047 | Edition: 2

* Practical and comprehensive text on the management of the wide range of symptoms that plague terminal cancer patients * Updates have been made to every chapter to include data from the most current studies * Contains clear, user-friendly format that enables quick access to information * Includes new chapters on principles of palliative medicine, approach to common pain syndromes, and bereaved * Provides more information throughout the book on the care of the family Praise for the First Edition: "The authors have obviously had much experience in this field and have used their experience to develop an easy and logical approach to a patient with a variety of symptoms. This is not a book for detailed background and historical perspectives, but if offers simple and practical advice for those physicians involved in this expanding field of treating terminally ill patients. It provides a simple and logical approach to most problems that arise at this time...it will be difficult to pass up." Anesthesia and Analgesia

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easy to access information; appendices especially useful.

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The fully revised Second Edition of this highly regarded text offers a concise and practical approach to the everyday management of the myriad of symptoms that plague terminal cancer patients. Written with the daily medical caretaker in mind, the book provides you with the information you need to care for your patients and to make them as comfortable as possible. Although improvement in end-of-life care has become a demand of the public and a priority for health care practitioners, very little has been written about palliative medicine in the standard internal medicine books. Handbook of Palliative Care in Cancer, Second Edition, fills this gap by discussing the many problems that afflict cancer patients. The book starts with the basics and clearly states how to assess patients' symptoms and what to do about them. It describes what can be expected and variations of care. Containing a large amount of lists, tables, charts, and illustrations, this book is extremely useful for any medical practitioner who works with cancer patients. The emphasis throughout the book is on providing practical help in controlling symptoms. Since effective delivery of palliative care requires a thorough knowledge of pharmacology, detailed profiles of sixty-one of the most common medications used in palliative care are provided in an appendix, along with an extensive table of generic and trade names of nearly all palliative care medications.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition (June 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750672048
• ISBN-13: 978-0750672047
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,137,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Handbook of Palliative Care in Cancer (Paperback)

A book for anyone involved in care of a terminal cancer patient. As a care giver it was a great asset to be knowledgeable of the disease progression and the meds. It is a medical text and as a lay person involved in care giving some of it needed further explanation by a nurse.