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Radiation Oncology for Cure and Palliation
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Given that treatment with curative intent is possible in only one-half of cancer victims, and that such treatment frequently fails, the majority of patients with cancer will require relief of symptoms and signs caused by their disease. In this book, the specific contribution of radiation therapy to palliation is considered within the context of multidisciplinary management. Individual chapters are devoted to palliative radiation therapy for primary tumours and metastases at different sites. The management of pain is discussed, and chapters are also devoted to end of life care, the management of complications of radiation therapy, and useful medications. This book will prove useful to radiation oncologists and medical students.


Contents:

Preface (by S.M. Mellinkoff) Introduction; Management of Pain; Metastases to Bone; Intracranial Metastases; Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome; Superior Vena Cava Syndrome; Carcinoma of the Esophagus; Gastric Cancer; Carcinoma of the Pancreas; Biliary Tract Cancer; Hepatic Metastases; Rectal Carcinoma; Cancers of the Anal Region; Lung Cancer; Breast Cancer; Genitourinary Cancer; Gynecological Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; End of Life Care; Management of Complication of Radiation Therapy; Useful Medications; Subject Index.


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ISBN-13: 9783642074660
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Publication date: December, 2010
Pages: 294
Weight: 566g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Oncology, Palliative Medicine
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