Supportive and Palliative Care in Cancer: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781857759372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 206 str.

Regnard;Kindlen; Claud Regnard

Opis

This basic introduction to the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and to the key aspects of palliative and supportive care, is ideal for professionals at every level who are new to this area of care. The book offers the first stage of a professional development process that will ensure that a common core of information is available to all staff, helping to reduce inequalities of care. As a concise guide for staff working in all clinical areas, the topics included in this book will be of special relevance to non-professional carers and newcomers to cancer and palliative care. It can also be used as preparation for foundation courses in palliative care.

Spis treści

Section 1: Cancer 1. What is cancer? 2. What causes cancer? 3. Types of cancer 4. Detecting cancer 5. Cancer diagnosis and monitoring Section 2: Cancer treatments 6. How is cancer treatment chosen? 7. Surgery 8. Radiotherapy: overview 9. Radiotherapy: side effects 10. Chemotherapy: overview 11. Chemotherapy: side effects 12. Hormone therapy Section 3: Supportive and palliative care 13. What is palliative care? 14. Principles of palliative care 15. Palliative care: who and when? Section 4: Cancer pain 16. What is pain? 17. What sorts of pain are there? 18. When a patient is in pain, what should I do? 19. Drugs used to treat pain 20. Isn't morphine dangerous? 21. What do I do if the pain is getting worse? Section 5: Symptoms 22. How can I help a patient who is constipated? 23. What can I do when a patient is nauseated or vomiting? 24. How can I help a breathless patient? 25. How can I help a patient with fatigue and weakness? 26. What can I do when a patient does not want to eat or drink? 27. Maintaining an environment for eating 28. How can I help the patient with mouth problems? Section 6: Communication 29. Why is communication so important? 30. What can I do to relieve a person's anxiety? 31. How do I answer a difficult question? 32. What about breaking bad or difficult news? 33. How can I help an angry person? 34. How can I help a withdrawn patient? 35. How can I help a confused patient? 36. Do children understand what is going on? 37. How does illness affect how we see ourselves? 38. Identifying distress when communication is poor Section 7: Dying and bereavement 39. What is loss and grief? 40. How can I support the patient, partner and relative? 41. How do I help with a dying patient's distress? 42. What do I do when a patient dies? 43. Death of a patient's friend or relative 44. Supporting staff after a patient has died 45. Complicated grief Section 8: Spirituality and equality 46. Fostering hope 47. What is spirituality? 48. How can I help someone with a different faith to mine? 49. How can I avoid discrimination?

O autorze

Claud F B Regnard, Margaret Kindlen