Author : Roland T. Skeel
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Medical
ISBN : 160831782X
Skeel's Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy combines in one place the most current rationale and specific details necessary to safely administer chemotherapy for most adult cancers. The handbook is a practical, diseased-focused pocket reference that emphasizes the best current medical practice as it relates to the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs. By focusing on specific plans for treatment, the book is an invaluable resource for the daily care of cancer patients.
Author : Vamsidhar Velcheti
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 33,12 MB
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 032367299X
Early recognition and management of adverse effects of cancer treatments are essential for optimal care of patients with cancer, and drastically different approaches are required for different physiologic reactions. Handbook of Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms and Toxicities is a focused, one-stop resource that enables clinicians to quickly find up-to-date, reliable information needed at the point of care. The high-yield approach prioritizes the most common toxicities associated with cancer treatment, and concise, templated chapters offer fast access to information needed in day-to-day practice. Presents a user-friendly overview of cancer treatment-related symptoms and toxicities management in a practical, easy-to-use format, allowing you to quickly find information in one convenient, concise resource. Covers systemic and radiation therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, and radiation therapy, detailing symptoms of each toxicity to confirm your diagnosis. Overviews pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to symptom management. Offers recommendations for mitigating toxicities in high-risk patients. Discusses key topics such as management of infusion reactions, when the need for biopsy is warranted, and the unique challenges posed by novel immunotherapies.
Author : Samir N. Khleif
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 40,24 MB
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1496353390
For more than 30 years, Skeel’s Handbook of Cancer Therapy (formerly Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy) has been the resource of choice for current, reliable information on cancer treatment for most adults. The 9th Edition reflects recent significant advances in the systemic treatment of cancer, including innovations in immunotherapy, oncology genomics, and molecular targeted therapy. An invaluable reference for all levels of physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals who provide care to cancer patients, this bestselling guide combines the most current rationale and the details necessary to safely administer pharmacologic therapy, offering a balanced synthesis between science and clinical practice.
Author : Mary Magee Gullatte
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,62 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Antimitotic agents
ISBN : 9781935864318
Get the latest information on antineoplastic use and patient care when you purchase your copy of the essential chemotherapy resource for cancer-care professionals. Newly updated, revised, and expanded, the third edition of the Clinical Guide to Antineoplastic Therapy: A Chemotherapy Handbook serves as an up-to-date reference for clinicians at every level from students and novices to the most seasoned nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients receiving chemotherapy. Edited by Mary Magee Gullatte, this comprehensive guide features chapters on the fundamentals of antineoplastic therapy, commonly used regimens for specific cancers, clinical trials, reimbursement for chemotherapy, botanicals and other complementary and alternative therapies, vascular access devices, and symptom management, as well as an easy-to-use A Z guide of more than 150 chemotherapy, biotherapy, and hormonal therapy agents. New to this edition are chapters on patient navigati
Author : Delia C. Baquiran
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 29,2 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780781726467
The Second Edition of Lippincott's Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook is a practical, yet comprehensive, reference guide that provides alphabetical access to cancer drugs and to drug administration guidelines. Written by two high level nurses at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, this book is a valuable resource for practicing nurses, physicians, IV therapists, and other oncology health care providers. The main section includes chemotherapeutic drug monographs, drug regimens, and information on drugs needed to control side effects. New to this edition are brief sections that detail the guidelines on safe handling and administration, management of side effects, and home care guidelines.
Author : David S. Fischer
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 44,49 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Here's a comprehensive, yet compact and practical guide to the care and chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer patients. It encompasses all major chemotherapeutic agents and combinations, investigational and newly approved drugs, and describes their mechanisms of action, indications, metabolism, dose, administration, toxicity, and drug interactions and incompatibilities. The 6th Edition includes more than 75 new drug regiments as well as a new chapter on medication errors and safety.
Author : David Brighton
Publisher : Churchill Livingstone
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 10,50 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN :
"The Royal Marsden Hospital Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy is a unique resource for health care professionals caring for patients with cancer. It gives a detailed overview of disease-specific management, treatment regimens and supportive care. The roles and skills required by staff and the problems that may arise for patients undergoing chemotherapy, treatment are highlighted." "The book has been written for a multi-professional audience, both qualified and in training, including medical staff, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, nurses and those requiring a greater understanding of caring for patients undergoing chemotherapy."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Daniel D. Karp
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1469894580
Make optimal use of the latest personalized therapeutic strategies with Handbook of Targeted Cancer Therapy! This concise, practical oncology reference examines more than 140 targeted therapy agents for which clinical trial data are available, and explains when and how you can use them to most effectively combat cancer. Approach clinical challenges from any direction with separate sections on Targets by Organ Site, Carcinogenesis from the Perspective of Targeted Therapy, Molecular Targets and Pathways, and Targeted Therapy Agents. Find information easily thanks to a color-coded format and an intuitive organization. Access the complete contents online and on mobile devices, with regular updates to include newly approved treatments. Important state of the art cancer information for caregivers, researchers, other health care professionals, and even patients
Author : W. Y. Tan
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9812779485
Composed of contributions from an international team of leading researchers, this book pulls together the most recent research results in the field of cancer modeling to provide readers with the most advanced mathematical models of cancer and their applications.Topics included in the book cover oncogenetic trees, stochastic multistage models of carcinogenesis, effects of ionizing radiation on cell cycle and genomic instability, induction of DNA damage by ionizing radiation and its repair, epigenetic cancer models, bystander effects of radiation, multiple pathway models of human colon cancer, and stochastic models of metastasis. The book also provides some important applications of cancer models to the assessment of cancer risk associated with various hazardous environmental agents, to cancer screening by MRI, and to drug resistance in cancer chemotherapy. An updated statistical design and analysis of xenograft experiments as well as a statistical analysis of cancer occult clinical data are also provided.The book will serve as a useful source of reference for researchers in biomathematics, biostatistics and bioinformatics; for clinical investigators and medical doctors employing quantitative methods to develop procedures for cancer diagnosis, prevention, control and treatment; and for graduate students.
Author : Ernest H. Rosenbaum
Publisher :
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 19,21 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781894042116
