Supportive Care Of The Cancer Patient

Throughout this century patients with cancer have endured often harsh treatments with the hope that any adversity justifies the ultimate cure. Since the effects of the underlying tumor and its therapy can often make the patient very ill, careful management is required if the harmful complications of the cancer itself and the side effects of the drugs and radiation are to be avoided. Supportive Care of the Cancer Patient provides strategies for the optimal management of such patients. The emphasis is on maximizing both quality and duration of life.
Focusing on the serious and often life-threatening complications resulting from cancer and its treatment, this book offers guidance on psychological support for cancer patients and their medical carers. It explains the role of cytokines and interventional radiology in the management of malignant disease. Supportive Care of the Cancer Patient will prove invaluable to all those caring for cancer patients, particularly those patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy.