Overview
Fatigue in Cancer provides a comprehensive review of the key issues involved in the research and practical application of current evidence and best practice guidelines for addressing cancer-related fatigue. An international group of contributors draw together core topics relating to this complex area of cancer management, focusing on issues of definition, patho-physiology, treatment related variables and the psychological, social and emotional impact on patients, families and carers. Critical reviews of practical management strategies for both adults and children are included, as are the current approaches to the measurement of cancer-related fatigue in clinical and research contexts. The book contributes a multi-disciplinary overview of a problem increasingly overlooked by cancer scientists, researchers, and clinicians. This book demonstrates the considerable capacity of cancer-related fatigue to impact on quality of life. Its multi-disciplinary focus and consideration of prioritised areas of future research will ensure that it is will prove invaluable for all health professionals and researchers in oncology and palliative care.
Full Product Details
Author: Jo Armes (, Cancer Research UK Nursing Research Fellow, Department of Palliative Care and Policy, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK) ,
Meinir Krishnasamy (, Research Fellow, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia) ,
Irene Higginson (, Professor of Palliative Care and Policy, Department of Palliative Care and Policy, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.50cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 24.70cm
Weight: 0.748kg
ISBN: 9780192630940
ISBN 10: 0192630946
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 29 April 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
... a well-written book on a widely overlooked issue ... the main aspects of cancer-related fatigue are well covered and I read the chapters with interest and curiosity ... this is a book that I strongly recommend to students, general practitioners and, in particular, to oncologists, and last but not least to patients living with cancer, their families and friends. Annals of Oncology, 15 ... worthy, scientifically-founded ... will do a lot to reinvigorate clinicians who have tired of fatigue and help get this complex symptom out of the too-hard baskcet. IAHPC Website
... a well-written book on a widely overlooked issue ... the main aspects of cancer-related fatigue are well covered and I read the chapters with interest and curiosity ... this is a book that I strongly recommend to students, general practitioners and, in particular, to oncologists, and last but not least to patients living with cancer, their families and friends. Annals of Oncology, 15 ... worthy, scientifically-founded ... will do a lot to reinvigorate clinicians who have tired of fatigue and help get this complex symptom out of the too-hard baskcet. IAHPC Website
