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"Completely revised and updated for 2023, the Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual is an up-to-date guide to the latest information on standard therapy and recent advances in the field. Written by world-class experts in clinical cancer therapeutics, this essential reference provides a comple…
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"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details a…
Contents:; Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Cardio-Oncology -- Chapter 2 Cardiotoxicity of Anticancer Therapies -- Chapter 3 Screening and Monitoring for Cardiotoxicity during Cancer Treatment -- Chapter 4 Management of Chemotherapy-Associated Cardiomyopathy -- Chapter 5 Treatment of hypertension in patie…
Table of Contents:; 1 Definitions and key elements in palliative care -- 2 Symptom assessment -- 3 Clinical decision making -- 4 Pain assessment and management -- 5 Fatigue -- 6 Cachexia -- 7 Dehydration -- 8 Anxiety and depression -- 9 Sleep disturbance -- 10 Chronic nausea and vomiting -- 11 Cons…
"Incidence of cancer is increasing all over the world and personalized therapies have become the trend in cancer therapy. Multidisciplinary approaches provide successful results for personalized therapies. As a part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, oncology pharmacists (OPs) contribute to th…
Summary:; Handbook of Nutrition and Diet in Palliative Care, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide, providing exhaustive information on nutrition and diet in terminal and palliative care. It covers physical, cultural and ethical aspects, bridging the intellectual divide in being suitable for nov…
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Table of Contents:; Section 1 ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY PRINCIPLES FOR THE CARDIOLOGIST -- 1: PRINCIPLES OF CANCER TREATMENT -- 2: INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMIC ANTINEOPLASTIC TREATMENTS FOR CARDIOLOGISTS --3: BASICS OF RADIATION THERAPY -- 4: CARDIAC TUMORS -- 5: CARDIAC TUMORS -- 6: CARDIAC TUMORS -- 7:…