Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care

Stephen Lutz 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2013년 03월 12일 출간

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ldquo;This textbook, Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care, represents the full evolution of radiation therapy, and of oncology in general. ( hellip; ) [It] is an acknowledgment that palliative radiotherapy is now a sub-specialty of radiation oncology. This formally makes palliative radiotherapy a priority within patient care, academic research, quality assurance, and medical education.rdquo; n- From the Foreword by Nora Janjan, MD, MPSA, MBA, National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, TX, USAPalliative Medicine is the professional medical practice of prevention and relief of suffering and the support of the best possible quality of life for patients and their families, regardless of the stage of the disease or the need for other therapies. The most common cause for palliative care referral is terminal cancer, and a large proportion of those referrals include patients who will need palliative radiotherapy during the course of their disease. Still, there are barriers to coordinated care between radiation oncologists and palliative care physicians that differ from one country to another. Until now, one overarching limitation to appropriate concurrent care between the specialties across all countries has been the lack of a comprehensive yet concise reference resource that educates each of the specialties about the potential synergistic effects of their cooperation. This book fills that void.Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care:Is the first book-length treatment of this important topic available on the marketIs authored by world-renowned experts in radiation oncology and palliative medicineUses a multidisciplinary approach to content and patient treatmentFeatures decision trees for palliative radiotherapy based upon factors such as patient performance status and prognosisPays careful attention to current best practices and controversies in the del

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ContributorsForewordPart 1 General principles of radiation oncologyA Brief History of Palliative Radiation OncologyJoshua JonesThe Radiobiology of Palliative Radiation Oncology Candice JohnstoneThe Physics of Palliative Radiation Oncology Shaun Baggarley Jiade LuCurative Intent versus Purely Palliative Intent Radiation Oncology Vassilios Vassiliou Haris CharalambousSide Effects of Palliative Radiation Oncology Alysa FairchildPart 2 General principles of palliation and symptom control6 A History of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Michelle Winslow Marcia Meldrum7 The Current Status of Hospice& Charles F. von Gunten, Frank D. Ferris, A.J. Mundt8 The Current Status of Palliative Care Tom Smith Susannah Yovino9 Pain Management& Erin McMenamin10 Palliative Care in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Focus on Sub-Saharan AfricaHenry Ddungu Elizabeth BarnesPart 3 Locally advanced or locally recurrent diseases11 Primary Tumors of the Central Nervous System Caroline Chung Eric Chang12 Head Neck Cancer Albert Tiong June Corry13 Breast Cancer Ian Kunkler14 Lung Cancer& George Rodrigues Benjamin Movsas15 Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Cancer Rob Glynne-Jones Mark Harrison16 Genitourinary Malignancies& Gillian Duchesne17 Gynecologic CancerFiruza Patel&18 Hematologic Malignancies David Howell19 Pediatric Cancers& Tamara Vern-GrossPart 4 Metastatic Disease20 Metastatic Bone Disease Yvette van der Linden Dirk Rades

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