Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology - Monica S Krishnan, Margarita Racsa, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu

Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology (eBook)

Monica S Krishnan, Margarita Racsa, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu (Autoren)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
326 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-12-803561-0 (ISBN)

Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology serves as a practical tool and rapid reference to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues. Containing the most recent advances in translational palliative care research, each chapter is organized in a succinct fashion to discuss major symptom burdens, suggested assessment, and various management options. Each symptom and disease section is written to be a rapid, practical guide for clinicians on the floor. The book starts with general approaches in palliative radiation oncology that are followed by a section that focuses on common symptoms in palliative care and their management. The next section of the book is devoted to site and disease-specific evaluation, intervention, and management. This handbook provides general guidelines and management recommendations for common clinical vignettes encountered by palliative radiation oncology practitioners and supported by palliative radiation oncology research. Concise references are cited to support treatment recommendation. - Provides a quick reference for the busy clinician - Details standard of care resources for researchers of palliative and supportive care - Contains updated standards of care for palliative medicine and a list of common medications and dosages - Includes a comprehensive index by symptom and condition to facilitate quick reference

Monica Krishnan is an attending physician at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Centers at South Shore and Milford. She has developed a palliative radiation clinic at these community cancer centers, working in tandem with the Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology (SPRO) program at the main campus in Boston. She has a strong interest in palliative radiation and has done extensive research assessing prognostication and its role in treatment decision making.

Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology serves as a practical tool and rapid reference to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues. Containing the most recent advances in translational palliative care research, each chapter is organized in a succinct fashion to discuss major symptom burdens, suggested assessment, and various management options. Each symptom and disease section is written to be a rapid, practical guide for clinicians on the floor. The book starts with general approaches in palliative radiation oncology that are followed by a section that focuses on common symptoms in palliative care and their management. The next section of the book is devoted to site and disease-specific evaluation, intervention, and management. This handbook provides general guidelines and management recommendations for common clinical vignettes encountered by palliative radiation oncology practitioners and supported by palliative radiation oncology research. Concise references are cited to support treatment recommendation. - Provides a quick reference for the busy clinician- Details standard of care resources for researchers of palliative and supportive care- Contains updated standards of care for palliative medicine and a list of common medications and dosages- Includes a comprehensive index by symptom and condition to facilitate quick reference

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.12.2016
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-12-803561-7 / 0128035617
ISBN-13	978-0-12-803561-0 / 9780128035610

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