Supportive Care in Cancer Therapy

1. Front Matter

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2. Bacterial Infections in Neutropenic Patients

   • Carlos A. De Jongh, Stephen C. Schimpff

   Pages 1-14

3. Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

   • Corstiaan Brass

   Pages 15-43

4. Platelet Transfusion Therapy for Patients with Cancer

   • Charles A. Schiffer

   Pages 45-62

5. Granulocyte Transfusion Therapy

   • Donald J. Higby

   Pages 63-78

6. Nausea and Vomiting Caused by Chemotherapy

   • Robert L. Drapkin

   Pages 79-92

7. Nutritional/Metabolic Support: Parenteral and Enteral

   • Kathy M. Teasley, Eva P. Shronts, Jolynn Lysne, Nancy Nuwer, Frank B. Cerra

   Pages 93-123

8. Problems in Surgical Oncology: The Surgical Approach to Recurrent and Metastatic Cancer

   • Harold O. Douglass Jr

   Pages 125-145

9. Oral Complications of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

   • William Carl

   Pages 147-167

10. Hematopoietic Dysfunction Resulting from Antineoplastic Therapy: Current Concepts and Potential for Management

    • Ross A. Abrams

    Pages 169-198

11. Medical Management of Chronic Pain Caused by Cancer

    • Robert B. Catalano

    Pages 199-238

12. Psychological Adjustment in the Mastectomy Patient

    • Gerald J. Margolis, Robert L. Goodman

    Pages 239-251

13. Enterostomal Therapy: Supportive Care for the Cancer Patient

    • Marilyn A. Willis, Jerilyn A. Logemann, Jacqueline B. Bangert, Mary Powers, Sandra Shiller Gelber

    Pages 253-280

14. Care for Adolescent Oncology Patients

    • Cameron K. Tebbi

    Pages 281-309

15. The Care of the Terminal Patient

    • Donald J. Higby

    Pages 311-318

16. Religion as Supportive Care

    • Jerome W. Yates

    Pages 319-325

17. Back Matter

    Pages 327-335

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Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy? The few general onco­ logy textbooks are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journals are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often prelimi­ nary reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals frequently publish good indepth reviews of cancer topics, and published symposium lectures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately, these reviews and supplements appear sporadically, and the reader can never be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered. Cancer Treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes which aim to meet this need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics, revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date, easily available on a single library shelf or by a single personal subscription. We have approached the problem in the following fashion. First, by divid­ ing the oncology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer, genitourinary cancer, pediatric oncology, etc. Second, by asking eminent authorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably, discussing current diagnosis, staging, markers, all forms of treatment modalities, basic biology, and more.

• Staging
• cancer
• cancer therapy
• cancer treatment
• chemotherapy
• lung cancer
• oncology
• pain
• radiation therapy
• tumor

• Dept. of Medical Oncology, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, USA

  Donald J. Higby

• School of Medicine, Roswell Park Division, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

  Donald J. Higby

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