Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology

The first truly interdisciplinary book on supportive oncology and palliative care returns with a new edition that serves as a practical guide to the management of the myriad symptoms and quality-of-life issues that occur in patients with cancer—including newly diagnosed patients, patients undergoing treatment, cancer survivors, and patients whose disease is no longer curable. The interdisciplinary group of contributors includes leading experts in hospice care and palliative medicine, oncology, nursing, neurology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, and pharmacology.

This completely revised edition features new chapters on caregiver stress, hepatic failure, pulmonary failure, research issues in palliative care, and beginning a palliative care program. Content has been aligned with the needs of today's palliative care fellowship programs and includes additional tables, algorithms, and flow charts.

• LWW Doody’s Core Title Collection 2012( Prod-11178)
• Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Obstetrics & Gynecology Book Collection( Prod-5397)
• LWW Medical Book Collection 2010( Prod-5544)
• LWW Oncology Book Collection( Prod-5394)
• LWW Doody's Core Title Collection 2011( Prod-10037)
• LWW Complete Book Collection 2009( Prod-5997)
• LWW Doody's Essential Collection 2011( Prod-10038)

• Author/Editor: Ann M. Berger, RN, MSN, MD; Russell K. Portenoy, MD; David E. Weissman, MD
• ISBN/ISSN: 9780781795951
• Specialty: Internal Medicine
• Language:English
• Frequency:Irregular
• Edition: 3rd ed.
• Pages: 944
• Illustrations: 137
• Year: 2006