Advanced Cancer. Pain and Quality of Life - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1616682078 ISBN 13 : 9781616682071

Editeur : Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2011

Synopsis

An estimated 166,400 new cases of cancer will occur in Canada in 2008. Bone metastases unfortunately remain a common site of recurrence, with breast and prostate cancer patients representing a substantial proportion of this population. Metastatic bone disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pain is experienced by up to two thirds of patients. The prognosis for patients with bone metastases is highly influenced by tumour type, performance status, and the presence of extraosseous disease. The median survival has been significantly longer in breast cancer patients with a first relapse in the axial skeleton (24 months) versus patients with initial relapse in the liver (3 months) (2). Survival after diagnosis of bone metastases is influenced by the subsequent development of extraosseous metastatic sites: 1.6 years versus 2.1 years in patients with bone-only disease.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, (Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Childrens Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, US; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, US)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1616682078
• ISBN 13: 9781616682071
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Chow Edward, Merrick Joav
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