Jean Klastersky Livres

Pocketbook for Cancer Supportive Care Febrile Neutropenia is a comprehensive review on febrile neutropenia, its prevention, risks, management, costs, and special populations affected by the condition. The book was originally commissioned due to advances in the field, and to supplement the series: Pocketbooks in Supportive Cancer Care. Busy healthcare professionals who have a basic understanding of febrile neutropenia but want to learn more a will benefit from this concise guide that will help them quickly understand the complexities of this condition.

This totally revised and expanded reference provides comprehensive, single-source coverage of the multiple approaches caregivers take to relieve the emotional distress and physical discomfort of patients suffering from neoplasia. By supplying practical guidelines to diagnose and treat complications arising from antineoplastic therapy and elaborating on topics originally presented in the first edition, the Second Edition of Supportive Care in Cancer contains new chapters on complementary and alternative medical techniques for cancer support care and on cancer care in the home offers the latest thoughts regarding the importance of educating and counseling patients supplies an updated bibliography and nearly 1900 references-500 new to this edition-to assist with further study covers the most frequent and life-threatening problems-including infection and metabolic derangement-in greater detail addresses sexual adjustments made by patients to cancer and its therapy explores fungal, viral, and other uncommon infections gives a new emphasis on hospice and terminal care examines fatigue and the management of side effects through physical, psychological, and spiritual assistance considers dermatological complications and more!

Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Reference for all who care for cancer patients. Defines supportive care as the totality of medical, nursing, psychosocial, and rehabilitation support from diagnosis to cure or death. 38 contributors, 13 U.S. Neoplasms - therapy.

Febrile neutropenia is a common complication in cancer patients and has been studied for more than 30 years. This is a field of cancer in which much progress in supportive care has been made, significantly reducing the morbidity and mortality from infections. Tremendous numbers of patients have already benefited from specific antineoplastic therapy and an even greater number could benefit from the prevention of infection or from the allevation of symptoms as a result of effective prophylaxis or adequate therapeutic strategies. This book evaluates the achievements in the past and identifies the major existing problems. It gives an overview of therapeutic possibilities and presents new concepts and strategies for making further progress.