| Description |
1 online resource (406 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foundations and principles of palliative care in oncology -- Techniques and modalities -- Foundations and principles of palliative radiation by body site or special population -- Management of symptoms and treatment-related toxicities |
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Section I. Foundations and Principles of Palliative Care in Oncology. -- Definition of Palliative Care / Mollie A. Biewald, R. Sean Morrison -- Introduction to Prognostication / Vincent Vanston, Kathryn McGrath -- Basic Communication Frameworks / Emily Jean Martin, Terry Gardiner -- Troubleshooting Difficult Conversation / Lindsay Alexandra Dow, Elizabeth Lindenberger -- Models of Multidisciplinary Management / May N. Tsao, Elizabeth A. Barnes, Edward Chow -- Section II. Techniques and Modalities. Palliative Radiation / Yolanda D. Tseng -- Selecting Modalities / Shayna E. Rich -- Treatment Planning in Palliative Radiotherapy / Christen R. Elledge, Sara R. Alcorn -- Alternate Modalities for Palliation / Michael Rozak, Vinita Singh, Robert J. Wilson, Ali John Zarrabi -- Combining Radiation and Systemic Therapy / Alexander Spektor, Veena Venkatachalam, Kate Martin -- Considerations Involving Reirradiation / Patricia Mae G. Santos, Divya Yerramilli -- Section III. Foundations and Principles of Palliative Radiation by Body Site or Special Population. Palliative Radiotherapy in the Head and Neck / Amardeep Grewal, Spencer Chung-Tang Liu -- Palliative Thoracic Radiation / Kunal K. Sindhu, Kenneth E. Rosenzweig -- Palliative Radiotherapy in the Breast and Chest Wall / Gary M. Freedman -- Palliative Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies / Kristopher Dennis, Randa Kamel -- Palliative Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies / Anish A. Butala, Lindsey Buckingham, Neil K. Taunk -- Palliative Radiotherapy in Pediatrics / Jennifer Vogel, Christine Hill-Kayser -- Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Lymphoma / Christopher M. Wright, Antony Koroulakis, Ima Paydar, Pranshu Mohindra, John Plastaras -- Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Bone Marrow Diseases--Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma / Antony Koroulakis, Christopher M. Wright, Ima Paydar, John Plastaras, Pranshu Mohindra -- Palliative Radiotherapy in Bones / Patricia Mae G. Santos, Charles B. Simone II, Divya Yerramilli -- Palliative Radiotherapy in the Brain / Graeme Williams, Lauren Hertan -- Palliative Radiotherapy in the Spine / Timothy K. Nguyen, Adam Mutsaers, Arjun Sahgal, Zain Husain -- Palliative Radiotherapy in Oligometastases / Matthew N. Mills, Anupam Rishi, Daniel E. Oliver , Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu -- Palliative Radiotherapy in the Older Adult / Anita O'Donovan -- Section IV. Management of Symptoms and Treatment-Related Toxicities. General Symptom Overview: Importance of Side Effect Management, Cinv, Anorexia, and Cachexia / Hannah Lee Brown, Christopher Allen Jones -- Management of Pain / Tanya J. Uritsky -- Management of Fatigue / Beth Popp, Toby Bressler, Stephanie Schmitz, Bernadine Donahue -- Management of Skin Toxicity / Do Young Kim, Sarah McAvoy, Hiral Fontanilla -- Central Nervous System: Symptoms and Toxicities / Alexandra Hotca-Cho, Sonam Sharma -- Management of Symptoms and Treatment-related Toxicities of Head and Neck Cancers / Cory Heal, James Han, Antony Koroulakis, Sun K. Yi, Jared R. Robbins -- Chest and Thorax: Symptoms and Toxicities / Julie R. Bloom, Robert M. Samstein -- Abdomen and Pelvis: Symptoms and Toxicities / Deborah C. Marshall, Zahra Ghiassi-Nejad -- Late Toxicities Management / Kevin A. D'Rummo, Ronald C. Chen, Xinglei Shen -- Psychosocial and Spiritual Distress / Batya Reckson, Karen Terry, Whitley Butler, Deborah Marin |
| Summary |
Offering practical, comprehensive coverage of the many nuanced technical and clinical aspects of this growing field, Palliative Radiation Oncology provides up-to-date clinical guidance in a thorough yet concise manner. In an easy-access format, it integrates basic science, pathologies, and research with clinical applications, covering different ways to approach problems, tumor assessment, precise target definition, and dosing-specific guidelines to minimize side effects/toxicities while balancing with desired outcomes |
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Includes bibliographic references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ClinicalKey, viewed June 12, 2023) |
| Subject |
Tumors -- Radiotherapy
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Cancer -- Palliative treatment.
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Radiotherapy -- methods
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Neoplasms -- radiotherapy
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Palliative Care -- methods
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Radiation Oncology -- methods
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Cancer -- Palliative treatment
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Tumors -- Radiotherapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vapiwala, Neha, editor.
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Jones, Joshua A., editor.
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Dharmarajan, Kavita V. (Kavita Vyas), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780323876896 |
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0323876897 |
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