Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Advanced Cancer Patients
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2002
- Category
- Oncology
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780192632845
- Publish Date
- Aug 2002
- List Price
- $360.00
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Description
Gastrointestinal symptoms such as anorexia-cachexia, chronic nausea, vomiting and bowel obstruction are highly distressing for patients with advanced cancer. Approximately one in three adults will be diagnosed with cancer in their lives and approximately fifty per cent of them will die because of malignancy. More than eighty per cent of patients who die of cancer will present severe gastrointestinal symptoms before death. This book presents detailed, evidence-based information on each of the gastrointestinal symptoms for a multi-disciplinary audience. Comprehensive guidelines have been included on how to assess the patient, in order to ensure effective treatment, in which prescribing is tailored to the cause of the symptoms and to the patient's individual needs. The book recognises that the aim of good cancer management and palliative care is to assess, diagnose, manage and treat these symptoms to ensure best quality of life.
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Contributor Notes
Carla Ripamonti, Vice Director of Pain Therapy and Palliative Care at the National Cancer Institute, Italy Eduardo Bruera, Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA