Full Description
This easy-to-use, authoritative reference is designed to provide general information and daily practice guidelines to oncology advanced practice specialists, including oncology nurse practitioners, clinical specialists, and physician assistants. The text presents a broad-based, general approach to managing the oncology, hospice, or palliative care patient and contains the latest information on AJCC Cancer Staging.
Contents
Section IMyeloid Leukemia (AML), 10 * Bladder Cancer, 18 * Bone Metastases, 28 * Brain Cancer, 34 * Brain Metastases, 42 * Breast Cancer, 47 * Cervical Cancer, 61 * Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), 71 * Chronic Myelongenous Leukemia (CML), 79 * Colorectal, 89 * Endometrial Cancer, 99 * Esophageal Cancer, 109 * Head and Neck Cancers, 119 * Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 133 * HIV Related Cancers, 144 * Hodgkin's Disease, 154 * Liver Metastases, 164 * Lung Cancer, 170 * Malignant Ascites, 180 * Malignant Melanoma, 186 * Malignant Pericardial Effusion, 198 * Malignant Pleural Effusion, 204 * Multiple Myeloma, 209 * Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), 218 * Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPD), 225 * Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), 237 * Ovarian Cancer, 247 * Pancreatic Cancer, 256 * Prostate Cancer, 265 * Renal Cancer, 275 * Testicular Cancer, 281 * Thyroid Carcinoma, 294 Bibliography, 303 Section II Symptom Management and Palliative Care * Alteration in Mental Status, 306 * Anxiety, 310 * Cancer Pain, 318 * Constipation, 326 * Depression, 330 * Dyspnea, 334 * Fatigue, 339 * Hiccoughs, 343 * Nausea and Vomiting, 346 * Oral Mucous Membrane Alteration, 354 * Pruritus, 357 Bibliography, 360 Index, 363
