Principles and Practice of Supportive Oncology

This volume offers definitive guidance in one of the most important areas of oncology, primary care, and oncologic nursing: management of pain and other symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment. A group of leading experts in supportive care presents practical strategies for managing pain and other symptoms in the newly diagnosed cancer patient, the patient undergoing treatment, the patient with end-stage disease, and the growing number of cured cancer patients experiencing symptoms after treatment.More than thirty chapters cover the myriad symptoms and syndromes that can result from cancer or its treatment. Other chapters describe the variety of interventions available for alleviating these symptoms. Close attention is also given to hospice programs and terminal care and to ethical dilemmas such as when to withhold or withdraw cancer treatment.