| Description |
1 online resource (328 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. Issues in Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology; 1 General Approach to Palliative Care and Palliative Radiation Oncology; Introduction; Life Expectancy and Prognostication; Religion and Spirituality; Relief of Pain and Suffering; Palliative Radiation Therapy; Efficacy of Palliative Radiation Therapy; Emerging Technologies; Radiation Therapy Planning and Delivery; Side Effects of Radiation Therapy; Guidelines and Quality Measures |
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Bone Metastasis; End-of-Life Radiation Therapy; Conclusion; List of Abbreviations; References; 2 Communication; Introduction; ASK-TELL-ASK; Delivering Bad News: SPIKES; Responding With Empathy: NURSE; Discussing Prognosis: ADAPT; Conducting a Family Meeting/Goals of Care Discussion; FICA Spiritual History Tool; References; 3 Prognostication in Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy; Introduction; Importance of Prognostication; Physician Accuracy; What Patients Want to Hear; Prognostic Factors; Prognostic Models; Future Directions; References |
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4 Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Advance Care Planning, and Advance Directives; Background; Palliative Care; Definitions; Guidelines; Palliative Care Services; Interdisciplinary Team; Setting; Barriers; Outcomes; Hospice; Criteria for Enrollment in the Medicare Hospice Benefit; Hospice Services; Interdisciplinary Care Team; Setting; Reasons for Discharge; Barriers to Enrollment; Outcomes; Resources; Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives; Definitions; Advance care planning; Advance Directives; Utilization; **Why It Matters**; Effectiveness; Documents; Resources; References |
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5 Palliative Care Assessment; Introduction; References; II. Symptom Management for Palliative Radiation Oncology Practitioners; 6 Pain Management; Introduction; What Is Pain?; Common Pain Terminology; Pain Assessment; Patient Reported Outcomes; Management of Pain; Pharmacologic Management of Pain; Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain; Patient Case 1.1; Patient Case 1.2; Patient Case 1.3; Patient Case 1.4; Patient Case 1.5; Patient Case 1.6; Patient Case 1.7; Conclusion; Glossary; List of Abbreviations; References; 7 GI Symptoms: Radiation-Induced Adverse Effects |
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Radiation-Induced Mucositis and Esophagitis; Definition/Diagnosis; Prevalence/Progression; Mucositis; Esophagitis; Treatment; Mucositis; Esophagitis; Radiation-Induced Diarrhea; Definition/Diagnosis; Presentation/Prevalence/Progression; Treatment; Radiation-Induced Constipation; Definition/Diagnosis; Presentation/Prevalence; Treatment; Radiation-Induced Nausea and Vomiting; Incidence; Risk Factors; Treatment; References; 8 Management of Dyspnea and Central Airway Obstruction in Patients With Malignancy; Introduction; Pathophysiology of Dyspnea; Evaluation of Dyspnea; Visual Analog Scale |
| Summary |
Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology serves as a practical tool and rapid reference to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues. Containing the most recent advances in translational palliative care research, each chapter is organized in a succinct fashion to discuss major symptom burdens, suggested assessment, and various management options. Each symptom and disease section is written to be a rapid, practical guide for clinicians on the floor. The book starts with general approaches in palliative radiation oncology that are followed by a section that focuses on common symptoms in palliative care and their management. The next section of the book is devoted to site and disease-specific evaluation, intervention, and management. This handbook provides general guidelines and management recommendations for common clinical vignettes encountered by palliative radiation oncology practitioners and supported by palliative radiation oncology research. Concise references are cited to support treatment recommendation. Provides a quick reference for the busy clinician Details standard of care resources for researchers of palliative and supportive care Contains updated standards of care for palliative medicine and a list of common medications and dosages Includes a comprehensive index by symptom and condition to facilitate quick reference |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Radiotherapy.
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Palliative treatment.
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Cancer -- Radiotherapy.
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Cancer -- Palliative treatment.
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Neoplasms -- radiotherapy
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Radiotherapy
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Palliative Care
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Radiation Oncology
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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Cancer -- Radiotherapy
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Cancer -- Palliative treatment
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Palliative treatment
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Radiotherapy
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Racsa, Margarita
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Yu, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael
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| ISBN |
0128035617 |
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9780128035610 |
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