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Handbook of Cancer Survivorship Care

Paperback by Rodriguez, Maria Alma; Foxhall, Lewis E.

Handbook of Cancer Survivorship Care

£49.99

ISBN:
9780826138194
Publication Date:
10 Aug 2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Publishing Co Inc
Pages:
256 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 21 - 23 Aug 2026
Handbook of Cancer Survivorship Care

Description

Handbook of Cancer Survivorship Care serves as a practical and concise guide for the multidisciplinary management of cancer survivors. Nearly all of the chapters are authored by a team consisting of a seasoned oncologist and an experienced practitioner who provides direct services in survivorship care. Chapters reflect the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and cover the high-yield pearls and clinical applications that lead to quality patient care outcomes. Part I discusses the basic concepts of survivorship care, models of care, and clinical tools while addressing late and long-term effects of treatment, screening methods for secondary or recurring tumors, and prevention of disease relapse. Part II includes chapters on cancers commonly seen in community practice, such as breast, prostate, lymphoma, and colorectal. Chapters in Part II provide clinical pearls and disease-specific background, a guide to disease surveillance, instructions for monitoring late effects, early detection tips, and information on psychosocial health, all to better direct clinical assessment and management. With cancer survivors an increasing segment of the healthcare population and survivorship care rapidly evolving, it is paramount that oncologists and other care providers are up-to-date on the clinical strategies, interventions, and recommendations for follow-up care. As a pocket-sized, quick reference, Handbook of Cancer Survivorship Care is an indispensable resource for any healthcare provider - including physicians, nurses, and other practitioners - seeing patients in remission; it covers the must-know points of clinical management and successfully carries over cutting-edge expertise into clinical practice whether it is used at the bedside or in the clinic. Key Features: Includes practical guidance on challenging areas such as addressing psychosocial issues, establishing screening and prevention strategies, managing late effects in cancer survivors and many more Easy-to-read outline format makes referencing in the clinical setting quick and convenient Practical clinical vignettes with self-assessment Q&A accompany chapters in Part II Clinical pearls highlight survivorship guidelines and their application Provides management guidelines and detailed disease surveillance strategies for site-specific cancers Includes digital access to the e-book

Contents

Contents Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Part I. General Principles of Survivorship Care 1. Defining Cancer Survivorship Maria Alma Rodriguez and Paula Lewis-Patterson 2. Tools and Resources to Improve Cancer Survivorship Clinical Practice and Care Guadalupe R. Palos and Katherine R. Gilmore 3. Late and Long-Term Effects in Cancer Survivors Jeong Hoon Oh 4. Psychosocial Issues Karen Stepan and Lynn Waldmann 5. Screening and Prevention Strategies Therese Bevers and Suzanne Day 6. The Older Adult Cancer Survivor Beatrice J. Edwards, Linda Pang, and Maria Suarez Almazor 7. Late-Term Effects of Cancer Therapy on Older Adult Cancer Survivors Beatrice J. Edwards, Linda Pang, and Maria Suarez Almazor Part II. Management of Site-Specific Cancers 8. Integrative Medicine in Survivorship Care Gabriel Lopez, Wenli Liu, Alejandro Chaoul, M. Kay Garcia, and Lorenzo Cohen 9. Childhood Cancer Survivors Joann L. Ater and Angela Yarbrough 10. Survivorship Care for Patients With Breast Cancer Joyce E. Dains and Marita Lazzaro 11. Colorectal Cancer Survivorship Care George J. Chang and Tilu Ninan 12. Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care Jeri Kim, Spyridon Basourakos, and William Osai 13. Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Kristen B. Pytynia and Charles Schreiner IV 14. Lymphoma Survivorship Care Maria Alma Rodriguez, Ellen Mullen, and Haleigh Mistry 15. Survivorship Care for Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Karen Stolar, Alison Gulbis, and Amin Alousi 16. Thyroid Cancer Survivorship Care Johnny L. Rollins Index

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