Tele-oncology
Editors: Gatti, Giovanna, Pravettoni, Gabriella, Capello, Fabio (Eds.)
Free Preview- Explains how telemedicine can improve cancer care, quality of life and survival rates
- Adopts a patient-centered focus rather than merely presenting solutions that will soon become outdated
- Written by leading experts in the field
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This book explains how telemedicine can offer solutions capable of improving the care and survival rates of cancer patients and can also help patients to live a normal life in spite of their condition. Different fields of application – community, hospital and home based – are examined, and detailed attention is paid to the use of tele-oncology in rural/extreme rural settings and in developing countries. The impact of new technologies and the opportunities afforded by the social web are both discussed. The concluding chapters consider eLearning in relation to cancer care and assess the scope for education to improve prevention. No medical condition can shatter people’s lives as cancer does today and the need to develop strategies to reduce the disease burden and improve quality of life is paramount. Readers will find this new volume in Springer’s TELe Health series to be a rich source of information on the important contribution that can be made by telemedicine in achieving these goals.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-3
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Cognitive Science in Telemedicine: From Psychology to Artificial Intelligence
Pages 5-22
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Better Outcomes for Cancer Patients Using Telemedicine: Health-Related Quality of Life (HrQoL) and Empowerment
Pages 23-37
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Telemedicine in Senology
Pages 39-42
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Teleoncology and Children
Pages 43-49
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Tele-oncology
- Editors
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- Giovanna Gatti
- Gabriella Pravettoni
- Fabio Capello
- Series Title
- TELe-Health
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-16378-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-16378-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-16377-2
- Series ISSN
- 2198-6037
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- V, 89
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
- Topics