BookIan N. Olver, editor.
Contents:
Cancer symptoms and side effects of treatment
Cancer pain
Cancer-related fatigue
Palliative care: end-of-life symptoms
Supportive care in elderly cancer patients
Supportive care in pediatric oncology
Quality-of-life assessment: the challenge of incorporating quality-of-life and patient-reported outcomes into investigative trials and clinical practice
Cardiac toxicities of cancer therapies: challenges for patients and survivors of cancer
Malignant pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade (cardiac and pericardial symptoms)
The vena cava syndrome
Pulmonary toxicity of therapy
Management of respiratory symptoms in people with cancer
Endocrine and metabolic symptoms of cancer and its treatment
Sexual problems in patients with cancer
Sterility, infertility, and teratogenicity
Menopause symptoms
Preserving cardiac health in the breast cancer patient treated with anthracyclines
Thrombosis and bleeding in cancer patients
Lymphedema care
Infections and cancer
Cancer cachexia and anorexia
Xerostomia and dental problems in the head and neck radiation patient
Dysphagia, reflux, and hiccups
Nausea and vomiting
Mucositis (oral and gastrointestinal)
Diarrhea, constipation, and obstruction in cancer management
Ascites
Hepatotoxicity and hepatic dysfunction
Urological symptoms and side effects of treatment
Gynecological symptoms
Central nervous system symptoms: headache, seizures, encephalopathy, and memory impairment
Neuromuscular disease and spinal cord compression
Eye symptoms and toxicities of systemic chemotherapy
Extravasation
Dermatologic toxicities
Chemotherapy-induced alopecia: overview and methodology for characterizing hair changes and regrowth
Rehabilitation in cancer
Oral health and survivorship: late effects of cancer and cancer therapy
Survivorship: psychosocial, physical issues, and insomnia
Spiritual issues in supportive cancer care.