عنوان

Supportive Care in Cancer Patients II

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3642841406

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9783642841408

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b548736

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Supportive Care in Cancer Patients II

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First Statement of Responsibility

Hans-Jörg Senn

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Berlin Springer Berlin

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2013

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

XIV, 465 Seiten in 1 Teil XIV, 465 Seiten 49 Figuren, 94 tables, 94 schw.-w. Tabellen 235 x 155 mm

Series Title

Recent Results in Cancer Research, 121

Text of Note

Opening Remarks.- News in Managing Cancer Pain.- News in Managing Cancer Pain: An Overview.- Cancer Pain: Pathogenesis, Therapy, and Assessment.- Opiate-Resistant Pain: A Therapeutic Dilemma.- Effective Pain Control in Cancer Patients in the Home Care Setting.- Is the Therapeutic Use of Opioids Adversely Affected by Prejudice and Law?.- Treatment of Severe Cancer Pain by Continuous Infusion of Subcutaneous Opioids.- Coping with Cancer Pain.- Antiemetics and Cancer Chemotherapy.- Controlling Emesis in Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy.- 5-Hydroxytryptamine-3-Antagonists: A New Class of Potent Antiemetics in Cancer Therapy.- Present Role of Corticosteroids as Antiemetics.- Use of Nonpharmacologic Techniques to Prevent Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting.- Managing Visceral Obstructions.- Optimizing Palliative Surgical Support of Cancer Patients with Visceral Obstructions.- Sexuality: An Unknown Word for Patients with a Stoma?.- Hematopoietic Growth Factors and Cancer Therapy.- Cytokines and Hematopoietins: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Potential as Therapeutic Agents.- Hemopoietic Growth Factors in the Treatment of Acute Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Syndromes.- Recombinant Human GM-CSF in Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase I/II Study.- Recombinant Human Interleukin-3 in Patients with Hematopoietic Failure.- Recombinant Human Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor for the Intensification of Cytostatic Treatment in Advanced Cancer.- The Potential for the Use of Colony-Stimulation Factors in Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation.- Vascular Access Problems and Implantable Devices.- Surgical Experiences with 191 Implanted Venous Port-a-Cath Systems.- Phase II Study of Intra-arterial Fluorouracil and Mitomycin-C for Liver Metastases of Colorectal Cancer.- Maintenance and Care of Patients with Drug Delivery Systems.- Implantable Devices in Patients with Haematological Diseases.- Home Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy: New Technologies.- Socioeconomic Aspects of an Implantable Drug Delivery Device.- Nutrition and the Cancer Patient.- Strategies and Needs for Nutritional Support in Cancer Surgery.- Tumor Anorexia: Causes, Assessment, Treatment.- Nutritional Support of Patients with Advanced Cancer.- Food Service Provisions for the Cancer Patient.- Percutaneous Endoscopically Guided Gastrostomy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.- Prevention of Radiogenic Side-Effects Using Glutamine-Enriched Elemental Diets.- Diet to Prevent Gastrointestinal Cancer?.- Alternative Dietary Therapies in Cancer Patients.- Psychological Aspects of Malnutrition in Cancer Patients.- Psychosocial Support in Oncology.- A Model for the Development of Psychosocial Interventions.- Aspects of Nonverbal Communication.- Infections in Cancer Patients.- Alterations of Host Defenses: The Key to the Multifaceted Spectrum of Infections in Immunocompromised Patients.- Spectrum and Treatment of Bacterial Infections in Cancer Patients with Granulocytopenia.- Prevention of Infections in Granulocytopenic Patients by Fluorinated Quinolones.- Influence of Infusion Time on the Acute Toxicity of Amphothericin B: Results of a Randomized Double-Blind Study.- New Antiviral Drugs for Treatment of Viral Infections in Immunocompromised Patients.- Support in Agonizing Conditions.- Prevention, Early Detection, and Management of Oncologic Emergencies.- Relief from Respiratory Distress in Advanced Cancer Patients.- Treatment and Support in Confusional States.- Optimizing Palliative Cancer Care.- Palliative Care: A New Reality in Medicine.- Cure and Care: Interaction Between Cancer Centers and Palliative Care Units.- Optimizing Palliative Nursing Skills by Education.- Education and Palliative Care: A Different Approach.- Palliative Care in a German Hospice: The Medical and Psychological Concept of the Christophorus-Haus.- Parental Death: A Preventive Intervention.- Optimising Breavement Outcome: Reading the Road Ahead.- Rehabilitation of the Person with Cancer.- Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of the Laryngectomee.- Spiritual Support and Palliative Cancer Care.

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