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9780198528067

Palliative Care Consultations in Gynaeoncology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780198528067

  • ISBN10:

    019852806X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-05-20
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This is the second book in a new international, multi-contributed series aimed at providing practical, clinical guidance on how to deal with difficult symptoms related to specific cancer sites. In gynaeoncology there are a number of symptoms which cause great distress to the individual andtheir families, and perplexity to the physicians and nurses caring for them. This volume covers the management of incurable disease for each of the most common cancers followed by a review of the most difficult symptoms that are encountered in this tumour group. Contributors provide a scientificbackground to symptom-control chapters, with an indication of the sources and evidence for their advice.

Table of Contents

Contributors xi
1 The assessment and management of advanced cancer of the cervix
1(18)
Claire Verschraegen, Harriet O. Smith, Luis Padilla-Paz, Sri G. Gorty, Ben Liem, Evelyne Loyer, and Harmeet Kaur
2 The assessment and management of advanced cancer of the ovary
19(16)
Bristi Basu, Cheryl Palmer, Jean Abraham, and Helena Earl
3 Endometrial cancer: fundamentals and advanced disease
35(10)
John J. Kavanagh
4 Pelvic pain syndromes and their management in advanced gynaecological malignancy
45(24)
Sebastiano Mercadante
5 The management of odours and discharges in gynaecological cancer
69(10)
Teresa Tate
6 The management of fistulae
79(10)
Robin Crawford
7 The management of bowel obstruction in advanced gynaecological malignancy
89(18)
Doreen Oneschuk
8 Psychosexual problems in gynaecological malignancy
107(10)
Lisa Punt
9 Thrombosis and bleeding problems in gynaecological malignancy
117(16)
Dawn L. Alison
10 The management of ascites 133(10)
Karen Bowen, Jay R. Thomas, and Charles F. von Gunten
11 The management of urinary tract obstruction in advanced pelvic disease 143(14)
Sarah K. Richards and Alastair W.S. Ritchie
12 The last days of life 157(14)
John Ellershaw
Index 171

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