Principles And Practice of Palliative Care And Supportive Oncology

by Ann M. Berger (editor), John L. Shuster Jr. (Editor), Jamie H. Von Roenn (Editor)

The first truly interdisciplinary book on supportive oncology and palliative care returns with a new edition that serves as a practical guide to the management of the myriad symptoms and quality-of-life issues that occur in patients with cancer—including newly diagnosed patients, patients undergoing treatment, cancer survivors, and patients whose disease is no longer curable. The interdisciplinary group of contributors includes leading experts in hospice care and palliative medicine, oncology, nursing, neurology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, and pharmacology. This completely revised edition features new chapters on caregiver stress, hepatic failure, pulmonary failure, research issues in palliative care, and beginning a palliative care program. Content has been aligned with the needs of today's palliative care fellowship programs and includes additional tables, algorithms, and flow charts.

923 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2002

Reviews

[Birdie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was serendipitous. I found it in a Google search, on dementia and agitation for Grandpa, and after I read a page or two on Amazon, I ordered it. Only after it came did I find out that John may have carcinoid tumors again. This book had a whole chapter on carcinoids. Very academic but I learned some things.