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Book Synopsis Pocket Guide to Managing Cancer Fatigue by : Anna L. Schwartz
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Managing Cancer Fatigue written by Anna L. Schwartz and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2004 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for oncology nurses and useful in the management of fatigue associated with cancer and its treatments, this handy pocket guide contains an overview of the basic theory regarding its incidence, etiology, including physiological and psychological mechanisms, and provides content on its assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation. The role of exercise is discussed, as well as treatment with medications including Procrit(R) and Aranesp(R).
Book Synopsis Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer by : Karen Hassey Dow
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer written by Karen Hassey Dow and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer is an easy-to-use, day-to-day reference for nurses caring for patients with breast cancer and their families. The Pocket Guide is divided into four parts: Epidemiology of Breast Cancer, Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer, Treatment of Recurrent Breast Cancer, and Quality-of-Life Issues. Each chapter has been expanded and updated to provide the reader with current information, and the Third Edition features two new chapters on Endocrine Therapy and End-of-Life Issues. Like the previous editions, this handy pocket guide includes information on screening and early detection, assessment, treatment, surgical techniques, and cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbance.
Book Synopsis 2005 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook by : Gail M. Wilkes
Download or read book 2005 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential reference provides valuable information on effective symptom management and chemotherapy administration. The only oncology drug book that is updated every year.
Book Synopsis Contemporary Issues in Lymphoma by : Mary Ellen McFadden
Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Lymphoma written by Mary Ellen McFadden and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the nuances associated with the various neoplasm's that comprise lymphomas can be a challenge to nursing professionals. This book helps broaden the awareness of the biology, classification, and treatment options available to patients with lymphoma. Contemporary Issues in Lymphoma provides an overview of lymphoid malignancies (including epidemiology and etiology), the immune system and lymphoid malignancies, and the cytogenetics of lymphoid malignancies.
Book Synopsis Cancer Nursing by : Connie Henke Yarbro
Download or read book Cancer Nursing written by Connie Henke Yarbro and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid changes in oncology necessitate a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for oncology nurses. For seventeen years, best-selling Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice has filled this need, supplying oncology nurses with cutting-edge, current information. Now, in its Sixth Edition, Cancer Nursing reflects the constantly shifting progress in the science of oncology, as well as emerging new therapies, new treatment modalities, the latest results from clinical trials, updates on new chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies, and new perspectives on supportive care.
Book Synopsis 2008 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook by : Gail M. Wilkes
Download or read book 2008 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 1318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2008 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook is a comprehensive nursing resource for assessment, intervention, and patient education in the administration of oncology drugs. This text reviews drug information
Book Synopsis Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2006 by : Edward Chu
Download or read book Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2006 written by Edward Chu and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicine
Book Synopsis Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual by : Edward Chu
Download or read book Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual written by Edward Chu and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes free CD-ROM! Completely revised and updated for 2007, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment, including several new agents (recently or about to be FDA approved). A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. A comprehensively revised introductory chapter on Principles of Chemotherapy offers a concise, current overview of the field. Special features include: Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs Diagrams of drug structures and pathways Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages Coverage of toxicity and interactions Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy Easy to load and use CD-ROM version PDA version of Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual also available!
Book Synopsis 2006 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook by : Gail M. Wilkes
Download or read book 2006 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2006 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook is a comprehensive nursing resource for assessment, intervention, and patient education in the administration of oncology drugs. This text reviews drug information from the nurse's point of view, and helps the nurse focus on minimizing toxicity. This essential reference provides valuable information on effective symptom management and chemotherapy administration for the oncology nurse. Updated annually, the 2006 edition includes the following new drugs: four antineoplastic agents (clofarabine, histrelin implant, paclitaxel protein bound particles for injection, TLK 286), four antimicrobial agents (micafungin, rifaximin, gemifloxacin, tigecycline), two immunotherapy/biotherapy symptom management agents (Imiquimod 5% cream., palifermin), and eight molecularly targeted drugs (lapatanib, panitumumab, pertuzumab, sorafeni (BAY 43-9006), sunitinib malate (sutent, SU11246), temsirolimus, tipifarnib, vatalanib), and one symptom management drug (ziconotide intrathecal infusion). In addition, indications and additional toxicity data have been updated for individual drugs, such as bevacizumab, cetuximab, and gefitinib.
Book Synopsis Oncology Nursing Review by : Connie Henke Yarbro
Download or read book Oncology Nursing Review written by Connie Henke Yarbro and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book and CD-ROM learning package is designed for the oncology nurse preparing for certification and/or recertification. The text is organized according to the eight areas tested on the Oncology Certification Exam. The Fourth Edition is completely updated with new questions and revised to reflect changes that have been made to the OCN exam. The companion CD-ROM includes practice questions that can be rearranged and customized to create a new exam over and over.
Book Synopsis Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2008 by : Edward Chu
Download or read book Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2008 written by Edward Chu and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes free CD-ROM! Completely revised and updated for 2008, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment. A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. Special features include: Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs Diagrams of drug structures and pathways Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages Coverage of toxicity and interactions Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy Easy to load and use CD-ROM version PDA version of Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual also available! * Correction to the 2008 edition of the Physicians’ Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual. On page 402, Capecitabine + Lapatinib is incorrectly listed as a Combination Regimen option for patients with Her2 negative mBC. As a correction, Capecitabine + Lapatinib should be listed as a Combination Regimen option for patients with Her2 postive mBC and removed from the listing for Her2 negative disease.
Download or read book Yoga for Cancer written by Tari Prinster and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using yoga to manage the challenges of cancer and its treatment • Explains how to create a safe home yoga practice that addresses the specific physical needs, risks, and emotions of cancer patients and survivors • Includes 53 yoga poses and 9 practice sequences that use movement and breathing to reduce and manage treatment side effects • Reveals how current research supports the physical and psychological benefits of yoga to aid recovery and reduce risk of recurrence • Written by a cancer survivor and certified yoga teacher For those faced with a cancer diagnosis and the journey of doctor-led surgery and treatments, yoga offers a way to regain control of your body and take an active part in your recovery and long-term health. In this easy-to-follow illustrated guide, yoga teacher and cancer survivor Tari Prinster presents 53 traditional yoga poses that are adapted for all levels of ability and cancer challenges. She then applies the movements and breathwork of these poses to address 10 common side effects and offers 9 practice sequences for varying stages of treatment and recovery. Sharing her own story as well as those of cancer survivors and yoga teachers with whom she has worked, Prinster explores how yoga can be used to strengthen the immune system, rebuild bone density, avoid and manage lymphedema, decrease anxiety, detoxify the body, reduce pain, and help the body repair damage caused by the cancer and conventional treatments. She reveals the research that supports the physical and psychological benefits of yoga as an aid to recovery and in reducing the risk of recurrence. Explaining how yoga must be tailored to each survivor, Prinster gives you the tools to create a safe home yoga practice, one that addresses your abilities, energy level, and overall health goals. Through personal stories, well-illustrated poses, and sample practices for beginners as well as experienced yoga practitioners, Prinster empowers survivors to create their own wellness plan in order to regain their independence and their physical and emotional well-being.
Download or read book Fatigue in Cancer written by Jo Armes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '. . . worthy, scientifically-founded... will do a lot to reinvigorate clinicians who have tired of fatigue and help get this complex symptom out of the too-hard baskcet.' -IAHPC WebsiteFatigue in Cancer provides a comprehensive review of the key issues involved in the research and practical application of current evidence and best practice guidelines for addressing cancer-related fatigue. An international group of contributors draw together core topics relating to this complex area of cancer management, focusing on issues of definition, patho-physiology, treatment related variables and the psychological, social and emotional impact on patients, families and carers. Critical reviews of practical management strategies for both adults and children are included, as are the current approaches to the measurement of cancer-related fatigue in clinical and research contexts. The book contributes a multi-disciplinary overview of a problem increasingly overlooked by cancer scientists, researchers, and clinicians.This book demonstrates the considerable capacity of cancer-related fatigue to impact on quality of life. Its multi-disciplinary focus and consideration of prioritised areas of future research will ensure that it is will prove invaluable for all health professionals and researchers in oncology and palliative care.Readership: Palliative medicine and oncology physicians and other professionals caring for advanced stage cancer patients.
Book Synopsis SITC’s Guide to Managing Immunotherapy Toxicity by : Marc S. Ernstoff, MD
Download or read book SITC’s Guide to Managing Immunotherapy Toxicity written by Marc S. Ernstoff, MD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer's handbook,SITC’s Guide to Managing Immunotherapy Toxicity, is a practical reference to managing side effects associated with FDA-approved cancer immunotherapy drugs. Separated into two parts, Part I contains chapter-based overviews of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the clinic, starting with anti-CTLA4 agents, anti-PD1/PD-L1 agents, and approved immunotherapeutic combinations. These chapters cover relevant mechanisms of action, indications, and toxicities seen while combating early, advanced, and metastatic stages in cancer patients. Part II is structured by common and uncommon toxicities that affect major organ sites throughout the body. It begins with a general summary of principles and management options followed by chapters focusing on specific toxicities such as rash and mucosal irritation, muscle and joint toxicity, diarrhea and colitis, pneumonitis, endocrine toxicities, neurological toxicities, cardiac toxicity, renal toxicity, hematologic toxicity, and ocular toxicities. Each chapter provides guidance on how to assess and treat the toxicity and how to support the patient through acute and chronic effects with detailed summary tables for quick reference. Part II concludes with chapters covering management of special patient populations, including patients with autoimmune disease and geriatric patients, treatment and management of fatigue, and a final chapter dedicated to cost effectiveness and the toll of financial toxicity on patients and caregivers. With chapters written by world-recognized leaders in the immuno-oncology field, this text provides thorough coverage of the toxicity and management of adverse effects for immune checkpoint inhibitors. It is an indispensable resource for clinical oncologists, emergency physicians, hospitalists and other medical practitioners in both the hospital and community clinic settings, especially as the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors becomes a fixture in oncology care. Key Features: Outlines strategies for treating high-risk patients facing an acute or chronic side effect to immunotherapy Provides numerous tables that condense and highlight pertinent information for quick reference Describes the various clinical presentations and toxic reactions caused by immunotherapy Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computer
Book Synopsis Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook by : Gail M. Wilkes
Download or read book Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 1252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2007 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook is a comprehensive nursing resource for assessment, intervention, and patient education in the administration of oncology drugs. This text reviews drug information from the nurse's point of view, and helps the nurse focus on minimizing toxicity. This essential reference provides valuable information on effective symptom management and chemotherapy administration for the oncology nurse. Revised annually with new drugs, the book also includes updated indications and additional toxicology data for individual drugs.
Book Synopsis Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry by :
Download or read book Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry is a handy guide for workers, employers, supervisors, and safety personnel. This latest 2011 edition is a quick field reference that summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations. The major subject headings are alphabetized and cross-referenced within the text, and it has a detailed index. Spiral bound, 8.5 x 5.5"
Book Synopsis Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Canadian Medical-surgical Nursing by : Pauline Paul
Download or read book Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Canadian Medical-surgical Nursing written by Pauline Paul and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 2580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Second Edition of the popular Canadian adaptation of Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, by Day, Paul, and Williams. Woven throughout the content is new and updated material that reflects key practice differences in Canada, ranging from the healthcare system, to cultural considerations, epidemiology, pharmacology, Web resources, and more. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC
