Throughout this century patients with cancer have often endured harsh treatments in the hope that any adversity is worth the ultimate cure. As the effects of the underlying tumor and its therapy can often make the patient very ill, careful management is required if the harmful complications of the cancer itself and the side effects of the drugs and radiation are to be avoided. Supportive Care of the Cancer Patient provides strategies for the optimum management of such patients. The emphasis is on maximising both quality of life and duration.
Focusing on the serious and often life-threatening complications resulting from cancer and its treatment, this book offers guidance on psychological support for cancer patients and their medical carers, and details the role of cytokines and interventional radiology in the management of malignant disease. The volume will prove invaluable to all those caring for cancer patients, particularly those patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy.
About the Author
John W. Sweetenham, Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology, CRC Wessex Medical Oncology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital. Chris Williams, Coordinator, Cochrane Cancer Network, Institute of Health Sciences, Headington.
