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Title Supportive cancer care / David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha, Karen Weihs, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (x, 346 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Introduction -- Patient Navigation and Second Opinion Counseling -- Psychosocial Oncology -- Patient and Family Education and Training.- Cancer Surviovorship.- Lifestyle Change Counseling.- Palliative Care.- Symptom Management -- Cancer Risk and Genetic Counseling -- Cancer Health Disparities and Survivorship.- Financial Planning, Insurance and Disbility counselling -- Financing and Housing -- Certification of Surviovrship Professionals
Summary This textbook provides a highly coordinated, interdisciplinary model for future clinical cancer supportive care programs in National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Clinical and Comprehensive Cancer Centers and NCI Community Oncology Research Programs (NCORPs). At the same time, it is intended to serve as an up-to-date resource for oncologists and primary care providers that addresses the many aspects of supportive care associated with cancer survivorship. Accordingly, the book covers a wide range of areas and topics, including but not limited to psychosocial oncology, patient and family education, lifestyle change counseling, palliative care, symptom management (eg. Pain control), cancer risk and genetic counseling, financial planning, and patient navigation
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 15, 2016)
Subject Cancer -- Treatment.
Cancer -- Complications -- Treatment
Neoplasms -- therapy
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Cancer -- Complications -- Treatment
Cancer -- Treatment
Form Electronic book
Author Alberts, David S. (David Samuel), 1939- editor.
Lluria-Prevatt, Maria, editor
Kha, Stephanie, editor
Weihs, Karen, editor
ISBN 9783319248141
3319248146