Handbook of Palliative Care in Cancer - Softcover

Alexander Waller

9780750697446: Handbook of Palliative Care in Cancer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075069744X ISBN 13: 9780750697446

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Medical, 1996

University of Pittsburgh, PA. Handbook on the care of terminal cancer patients during the last phases of disease. Discusses general principles and therapeutic interventions for physicians, nurses, and hospice personnel.

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From the Publisher:

The fully revised Second Edition of this highly regarded text offers a concise and practical approach to the everyday management of the myriad of symptoms that plague terminal cancer patients. Written with the daily medical caretaker in mind, the book provides you with the information you need to care for your patients and to make them as comfortable as possible. Although improvement in end-of-life care has become a demand of the public and a priority for health care practitioners, very little has been written about palliative medicine in the standard internal medicine books. Handbook of Palliative Care in Cancer, Second Edition, fills this gap by discussing the many problems that afflict cancer patients. The book starts with the basics and clearly states how to assess patients' symptoms and what to do about them. It describes what can be expected and variations of care. Containing a large amount of lists, tables, charts, and illustrations, this book is extremely useful for any medical practitioner who works with cancer patients. The emphasis throughout the book is on providing practical help in controlling symptoms. Since effective delivery of palliative care requires a thorough knowledge of pharmacology, detailed profiles of sixty-one of the most common medications used in palliative care are provided in an appendix, along with an extensive table of generic and trade names of nearly all palliative care medications.

About the Author:

Alexander Waller, MD, is Medical Director, Tel Hashomer Hospice, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Nancy L. Caroline MD, is Adjunct Professor of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Director, Hospice of the Upper Galilee, Metulla, Israel

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