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Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology
Serves as a practical tool and rapid reference guide to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues
Monica S Krishnan (Author), Margarita Racsa (Author), Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu (Author)
9780128035238
Paperback, published 12 January 2017
326 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.52 kg
"This book is evidence based and highly reliable, and its recommendations leave room for, and give credence to, clinical judgment, which is always a critical component in palliative oncology...There are very few resources available like this, and this is the first handbook of its kind. I am sure that it will be a highly useful resource for those seeking a quick but comprehensive overview of palliative radiation. Score: 89 - 3 Stars" --Doody's
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.
Part I: Issues in Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology1. General Approach to Palliative Care and Palliative Radiation Oncology2. Communication3. Prognostication in Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy4. Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Advance Care Planning, and Advance Directives5. Palliative Care Assessment Part II: Symptom Management for Palliative Radiation Oncology Practitioners6. Pain Management7. GI Symptoms: Radiation-Induced Adverse Effects8. Management of Dyspnea and Central Airway Obstruction in Patients With Malignancy9. Malignant Bleeding10. Skin Toxicity in Palliative Radiation Therapy Part III: Disease-Specific Management for Palliative Radiation Oncology Practitioners11. Palliative Radiotherapy for Brain Metastasis12. Palliative Radiotherapy for Malignant Epidural Spinal Cord Compression13. Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastasis14. Site-Specific Symptom Management: Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced and Metastatic Lung Cancer15. Palliative Radiation Oncology for Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies16. Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced and Metastatic Gynecologic and Genitourinary Malignancies17. Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced and Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers and Skin Metastases
