Cancer supportive care : advances in therapeutic strategies /: advances in therapeutic strategies. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gary H. Lyman, Jeffrey Crawford.
• Other Names: Lyman, Gary H (Gary Herbert), 1946-; Crawford, Jeffrey (Jeffrey C.)
• Contents: Measuring patient symptoms and other aspects of health-related quality of life / Zeeshan Butt, Susan E. Yount, and David Cella -- Assessment and management of cancer-related fatigue / Heather S.L. Jim and Paul B. Jacobsen -- Anemia and red cell factors / John Glaspy -- Neutropenia and its complications / David C. Dale, Jeffrey Crawford, and Gary H. Lyman -- Bacterial infections in cancer patients / Kenneth V.I. Rolston and Gerald P. Bodey -- Management of fungal infections in cancer patients / Mickael Aoun [and others] -- Myeloid growth factors / Jeffrey Crawford -- Thrombocytopenia and thrombopoetic growth factors / Jennifer Wright and Saroj Vadhan-Raj -- Venous thromboembolism and anticoagulation / Maithili V. Rao, Charles W. Francis, and Alok A. Khorana -- Antiemetic prophylaxis and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting / Karin Jordan [and others] -- Mucositis in patients receiving high-dose cancer therapy / Douglas E. Peterson and Rajesh V. Lalla -- Diarrhea and constipation / Joyson Karakunnel and Apruva A. Modi -- Skeletal complications : bone metabolism and novel targeted agents / Alissa Huston -- The role of bisphosphonates to preserve bone health in patients with breast cancer / Allan Lipton -- Supportive care for older cancer patients / Michelle Shayne and Lodovico Balducci -- Care of the cancer survivor / Craig C. Earle and Anne H. Partridge -- Pain and palliation / Jeanne-Marie Maher and Anne Berger -- Management of anxiety and depressive symptoms / Jimmie C. Holland, Talia R. Weiss, and Maria Rueda-Lara -- End-of-life care / Amy P. Abernethy [and others] -- Risk prediction for chemotherapy-associated toxicity in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy / Gary H. Lyman and Nicole M. Kuderer.
• Publisher Details: New York : Informa Healthcare
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 395 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.99/406; Cancer -- Palliative treatment; Neoplasms -- complications; Neoplasms -- therapy; Patient Care; Quality of Life; Cancer -- Palliative treatment; MEDICAL -- Oncology; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; Cancer -- Palliative treatment; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420052909; 9781420052893; 1420052896
• Related ISBNs: 142005290X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.