Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care
Author : Stephen Lutz
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,88 MB
Release : 2013-10-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118484173
Handbook of Palliative Radiation Therapy
Author : Candice Johnstone
Publisher : Demos Medical Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,59 MB
Release : 2016-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781620700952
Book Description
Models Developed in Patients With Brain Metastasis -- Inaccuracy of Life Expectancy Estimates and Limitations of Life Expectancy Models -- Advanced Prediction Models and Integration of Biomarkers -- How Does Life Expectancy Affect Patient Selection and Clinical Recommendations for Palliative RT? -- Bone Metastases -- Malignant Spinal Cord Compression -- Brain Metastasis -- Oligometastases -- Summary -- Clinical Pearls -- Self-Assessment -- Questions -- Answers -- References -- Chapter 3: Bone Metastases -- Introduction -- Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases -- Local Bone Pain
Palliative Radiation Oncology
Author : Neha Vapiwala
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 31,70 MB
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323876897
Book Description
Offering practical, comprehensive coverage of the many nuanced technical and clinical aspects of this growing field, Palliative Radiation Oncology provides up-to-date clinical guidance in a thorough yet concise manner. In an easy-access format, it integrates basic science, pathologies, and research with clinical applications, covering different ways to approach problems, tumor assessment, precise target definition, and dosing-specific guidelines to minimize side effects/toxicities while balancing with desired outcomes. Discusses optimal communication skills for pediatric, adult, and elderly patients. Contains decision-making algorithms to guide individualized palliative radiation oncology treatment plans. Reviews all the latest modalities with technical tips and pitfalls. Covers key procedures such as external beam radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery. Features step-by-step body site-specific guidelines with integrated symptom and toxicity management. Covers symptom and symptom-cluster management, including pain and psychosocial or spiritual distress. Ideal for radiation oncology residents, fellows, and practitioners, as well as medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, oncology nurses, and radiation technicians—all clinicians who work in this highly collaborative, team-based specialty.
Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology
Author : Monica S Krishnan
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128035617
Book Description
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
Palliative Care in Oncology
Author : Bernd Alt-Epping
Publisher : Springer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3662462028
Book Description
Palliative care provides comprehensive support for severely affected patients with any life-limiting or life-threatening diagnosis. To do this effectively, it requires a disease-specific approach as the patients’ needs and clinical context will vary depending on the underlying diagnosis. Experts in the field of palliative care and oncology describe in detail the needs of patients with advanced cancer in comparison to those with non-cancer disease and also identify the requirements of patients with different cancer entities. Basic principles of symptom control are explained, with careful attention to therapy for pain associated with either the cancer or its treatment and to symptom-guided antineoplastic therapy. Complex therapeutic strategies for palliative cancer patients are highlighted that involve both cancer- and symptom-directed options and address a range of therapeutic aims. Issues relating to drug use in palliative cancer care are fully explored, and a separate section is devoted to care in the final phase. A range of organizational and policy issues are also discussed, and the book concludes by considering likely future developments in palliative care for cancer patients. Palliative Care in Oncology will be of particular interest to palliative care physicians who are interested in broadening the scope of their disease-specific knowledge, as well as to oncologists who wish to learn more about modern palliative care concepts relevant to their day-to-day work with cancer patients.
Radiation Therapy and You
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 15,16 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Cancer
ISBN :
Book Description
Radiation Oncology
Author : Jiade J. Lu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2008-11-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3540773851
Book Description
Radiation Oncology: An Evidence-Based Approach (ROEBA) is a reference book designed to enable radiation oncologists, including those in training, to make diagnostic and treatment decisions on the basis of the best available scientific evidence. Ease of use is ensured by a structured, reader-friendly format that offers rapid access to evidence-based recommendations. ROEBA’s orientation is entirely practical, in that the focus is solely on diagnostic/staging and treatment issues. Detailed diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines are provided for multidisciplinary cancer management as well as radiation therapy techniques. The evidence underlying each recommendation is clearly and concisely explained, and the strength of the recommendations and evidence is systemically graded. Furthermore, diagnostic and treatment algorithms are provided for the commonly diagnosed cancers. This ground-breaking text on radiation oncology is an essential tool for physicians in their daily clinical practice.
Decision Making in Radiation Oncology
Author : Jiade J. Lu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 28,61 MB
Release : 2010-11-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3642138322
Book Description
Decision Making in Radiation Oncology is a reference book designed to enable radiation oncologists, including those in training, to make diagnostic and treatment decisions effectively and efficiently. The design is based on the belief that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Knowledge is conveyed through an illustrative approach using algorithms, schemas, graphics, and tables. Detailed guidelines are provided for multidisciplinary cancer management and radiation therapy techniques. In addition to the attention-riveting algorithms for diagnosis and treatment, strategies for the management of disease at individual stages are detailed for all the commonly diagnosed malignancies. Clinical trials that have yielded “gold standard” treatment and their results are documented in the schemas. Moreover, radiation techniques, including treatment planning and delivery, are presented in an illustrative way. This groundbreaking publication is an essential tool for physicians in their daily clinical practice.
Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice
Author : David Schiff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 14,94 MB
Release : 2008-07-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1597454125
Book Description
Neuro-oncology has evolved substantially as a clinical and research discipline over the past few decades. Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice: Neurologic Complications of Cancer and its Treatment, Second Edition provides clinicians from various backgrounds and levels of training with a reference to help focus the differential diagnosis, treatment strategy, and management plan for the cancer patient with neurologic symptoms and findings. The volume begins with an overview of the field of neuro-oncology and a review of the role of neuroimaging in the diagnosis of neuro-oncologic disease. Several chapters on interpretation and management of common neuro-oncologic symptoms follow. Subsequent sections contain chapters on the direct and indirect neurologic complications of cancer as well as complications of therapy. The final section focuses on the spectrum and management of neurologic disease in patients with cancer of specific organs. Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice: Neurologic Complications of Cancer and its Treatment, Second Edition is an important new work that aims to broaden and deepen the familiarity of clinicians with the range and management of neuro-oncologic diseases in order to improve the quality of care for cancer patients.
Radiotherapy in Palliative Cancer Care
Author : IAEA (Corporate Author)
Publisher :
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 50,70 MB
Release : 2012
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Palliative care is increasingly recognized as an important component of quality care for cancer patients. Improving access to, and availability and quality of, comprehensive palliative care in cancer treatment is an important and ongoing global challenge. This publication focuses on radiotherapy as a major tool and gives summaries of current approaches in palliative radiotherapy and care. It describes the steps needed to enhance access to and quality of care, and to incorporate palliative radiotherapy and palliative care within an integrated multidisciplinary approach. It is hoped that this pu.
