Palliative care in head and neck cancer

ISBN-13: 9786200114297 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 116 str.

Rameesa Razak; Veena K. M.; Laxmikanth Chatra

Opis

Palliative care being an important modality in management of carcinoma patients, has recently emerged as a separate medical speciality. Palliative care for head & neck cancers plays a vital role in improving the quality of life of terminally ill patients. Palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life of patients by alleviating the physical and psychological symptoms,not actually focusing on curative aspect of disease. Various categories under this are surgical, chemotherapeutic & radio-therapeutic palliative care, surgical having the least role. This booklet is aimed at presenting all the aspects of Palliative care in head & neck patients in a simplified and easily understandable language. It also gives description of different oral complications faced by head & neck carcinoma patients and their mangement. The booklet is supplemented with flow charts and tabulated information for easy understanding & quick referral by students and practicing clinicians. This booklet will serve as a basic guide for understanding the subject among students & a for patient management in clinical practice.

O autorze

Razak, RameesaDr.Rameesa Razak,postgraduate student,currently pursuing post graduation in the speciality of Oral Medicine and Radiology in Yenepoya Dental College,a constituent college under Yenepoya University,Karnataka,India.The author is keen researcher having various research projects.