Oncology for Palliative Medicine
Peter Hoskin and Wendy Makin
Abstract
Consultants and nurses in palliative medicine who do not have a background in oncology need to know about the different types of cancer to be able to deal with palliation in these patients. The new edition of this book continues to provide comprehensive coverage of cancer management aimed at palliative care professionals. To aid understanding in the specialty, the format of the book has been thoroughly revised to include numerous tables, figures, algorithms, case histories, and key points to ensure that it will prove an invaluable, practical guide to oncology for all health care professionals ... More
Consultants and nurses in palliative medicine who do not have a background in oncology need to know about the different types of cancer to be able to deal with palliation in these patients. The new edition of this book continues to provide comprehensive coverage of cancer management aimed at palliative care professionals. To aid understanding in the specialty, the format of the book has been thoroughly revised to include numerous tables, figures, algorithms, case histories, and key points to ensure that it will prove an invaluable, practical guide to oncology for all health care professionals involved in the care of patients with malignant disease. It provides a comprehensive overview of the management of malignant disease from the perspective of palliative medicine. The pathology, diagnosis, and management of individual tumour sites are described, with an emphasis on the symptoms produced in advanced disease and the place of oncological treatment in their management. Introductory chapters present the principles of oncological management, and later chapters address specific symptoms from the viewpoint of their pathophysiology and management. Each chapter is enhanced by typical case histories and patient journeys.
Keywords:
consultants,
nurses,
palliative medicine,
oncology,
cancer,
palliation,
patients,
cancer management,
palliative care,
malignant disease
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2003 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780192628114 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2011 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192628114.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Peter Hoskin, author
Professor of Clinical Oncology, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK
Wendy Makin, author
Consultant in Oncology and Palliative Care, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
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