Supportive Care in Cancer Therapy

"In Supportive Care in Cancer Therapy, edited by David Ettinger, the contributors provide an up-to-date, concise review of specific consequences of cancer and its treatment. The chapters will allow the reader to better understand the sequelae associated with all aspects of cancer and how to treat them in order to achieve control of symptoms and provide psychosocial care to improve the quality of life of the cancer patient. In addition, the reader will gain information about the care of the older cancer patient as well as the dying patient."--BOOK JACKET.

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgement	p. ix
Management of Dyspnea	p. 1
Skeletal Metastases: Optimal Management Today	p. 17
Cancer Pain	p. 33
Anorexia and Cachexia	p. 47
Fatigue	p. 87
Pathogenesis and Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients	p. 109
Depression in Cancer Patients	p. 139
Anemia	p. 153
Neutropenia	p. 165
Nausea and Vomiting	p. 179
Oral Mucositis	p. 193
Diarrhea and Constipation: Supportive Oncology Management	p. 213
Menopausal Symptoms	p. 227
Supportive Care of the Older Cancer Patient	p. 249
Integrative Oncology: Complementary Therapies in Cancer Care	p. 269
End-of-Life Decisions	p. 279
Index	p. 289
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