Cancer in Primary Care - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1901865266 ISBN 13 : 9781901865264

Editeur : Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Edited by an expert in primary care and an expert in oncology, with input from specialists in oncology, surgery, and palliative care, Cancer in Primary Care profiles each of the major types of cancer in adults and children. Bringing together the different and complementary experiences of oncologists and primary care physicians, the book provides an up-to-date overview of the management of patients with cancer.

Covering risk factors, epidemiology, and demographic data and including comments on diagnostic and screening issues, the book contains discussions of management options and reviews therapy choices along with their prognostic implications. Numerous tables, charts, and diagrams support the concise text, with key points summarized in highlighted panels, making the information easily accessible. Each section concludes with up-to-date information on current research, on-going trials, and contact details for support groups for patients and their families. This practical and easy to use resource supplies the information required for the day-to-day management of cancer patients.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Martin E. Gore

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

An oncology consultant and a family practitioner bring their complementary experiences to primary care physicians. With input from respected specialists in oncology, surgery and palliative care, Cancer in Primary Care profiles each of the major types of cancer, presenting risk factors, epidemiology, and demographic data, as well as diagnostic and screening issues. The authors discuss therapy choices and prognoses, pain management, terminal illness and provision of palliative care, and bereavement. They focus on the patients' needs, and the importance of effectively-and objectively-discussing the implications of treatment choices. This highly readable book is for every doctor's office.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1901865266
• ISBN 13: 9781901865264
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 300
• Éditeur: Gore Martin E. Ph.D., Russell Douglas
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Allemagne