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Author:   Bernd Alt-Epping ,  Friedemann Nauck
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Weight:   5.509kg
ISBN:  

9783662512982

ISBN 10:   366251298
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   01 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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"Oncology and Palliative Care – Disease Specific Perspectives: Disease specific oncology – disease specific palliative care.- Oncological and palliative care for patients with lung cancer or with breast cancer – two opposite sides of the spectrum.- Patients with haematological malignancies Symptom Control: Definition, pathophysiology and assessment of pain.- Therapy of cancer related pain and of cancer therapy related pain.- Analgesic effects of anticancer therapies.- Symptom management: the nursing view.   The Final Phase: Liverpool Care Pathway of the Dying (LCP): why it supports the care of cancer patients.- The final phase.   Pharmacological Aspects: Drug interactions in palliative cancer care and oncology.- Drugs used in palliative care that can modify cancer growth.- Options and problems of drug application in patients with advanced cancer.- Policy and Structures: Outpatient and inpatient structures: what does it need to implement palliative care services.-""Early Integration"": when best to involve palliative care services.- Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care: two concepts that fit into comprehensive cancer care.- Emergencies in oncology and crises in palliative care.- Cancer therapy in developing countries: what is the role of palliative care?- The future of palliative care in oncology."

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