The MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship

This book is intended for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, general practitioners, nurses and allied health workers. Complete with case vignettes, key points, and sidebar summaries to further assist readers using practical tips and tricks, this textbook provides current information on the management and prevention of cancer-related side effects, referring to up-to-date sources that are useful for conducting further research. It also introduces new topics, such as financial toxicity and complementary medicine, as well as covering the new side effects of targeted therapies not covered in the last edition. Additionally, __MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship, 2nd edition__ assembles international, multidisciplinary experts who focus on a comprehensive range of symptoms and side effects associated with cancer and its treatment. Over the last five years, much progress has been made in supportive care, helping people cope with the symptoms of cancer and cancer treatment and addressing the physical and psychosocial matters of survivorship prior to, during, and after anticancer treatment. This is central to a patient’s wellbeing and the __MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship, 2nd edition__, explores not only the diagnosis and treatment, but also the increasingly recognized complex and ongoing symptoms experienced by long term cancer survivors. Significant advances have been made, designing strategies to manage the side effects and symptoms of treatment and to prevent them from occurring, maximizing the person’s ability to pursue daily activities. **Reviews of the 1st edition:** “This book reviews the management of cancer symptoms in patients and the side effects and late effects of treatment. The focus of the book is on supportive care and survivorship of cancer patients...The book covers symptomatology, medication and treatment, and system function of patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy...Photographs and algorithm charts further illustrate key points. This outstanding book is thorough in its explanations and easy to follow.” (Arlenda C. Thompson, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2011) Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Cancer Symptoms, Treatment Side Effects and Disparities in Supportive Care (Fredrick D. Ashbury, Ian Olver)....Pages 3-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Cancer Pain (Mellar P. Davis)....Pages 17-35 Cancer-Related Fatigue (Karin Olson, Leorey N. Saligan, Barbara F. Piper)....Pages 37-52 Sleep and Cancer (Ann M. Berger, Ellyn E. Matthews, Mark S. Aloia)....Pages 53-65 Palliative Care: End-of-Life Symptoms (Gregory B. Crawford, Katherine A. Hauser, Wendy I. Jansen)....Pages 67-81 Supportive Care in Elderly Cancer Patients (Matti Aapro)....Pages 83-87 Supportive Care in Paediatric Oncology (M. D. van de Wetering, W. J. E. Tissing)....Pages 89-107 Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer (Claudia Rutherford, Rebecca Mercieca-Bebber, Madeleine King)....Pages 109-125 Financial Toxicity (Pricivel Carrera, S. Yousuf Zafar)....Pages 127-143 Integrative Oncology: The Role of Complementary Medicine in Supportive Cancer Care (Gary E. Deng, Shelly Latte-Naor)....Pages 145-161 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 Victims of Our Own Success: Cardiac Toxicities from Conventional and Emerging Cancer Therapies (Haider H. Samawi, Winson Y. Cheung)....Pages 165-179 Cardiac Manifestations of Cancer and Their Management (Nikki Burdett, Nazim Abbas, Bogda Koczwara)....Pages 181-197 Front Matter ....Pages 199-199 Pulmonary Toxicities of Anticancer Treatment (Aaron T. Ciner, Richard J. Gralla, Kostas N. Syrigos, Sam H. Ahmedzai)....Pages 201-215 Management of Respiratory Symptoms in People with Cancer (David Currow, Magnus Ekström)....Pages 217-229 Front Matter ....Pages 231-231 Endocrine and Metabolic Symptoms of Cancer and Its Treatment (Rony Dev)....Pages 233-246 Front Matter ....Pages 247-247 Sexual Problems in Patients with Cancer (N. A. Roussel, G. J. Veldink, Charalampos Mamoulakis, Andreas Meißner)....Pages 249-258 Sterility, Infertility, and Teratogenicity (Hele Everaus)....Pages 259-275 Menopause Symptoms (Debra Barton)....Pages 277-299 Front Matter ....Pages 301-301 Thrombosis and Bleeding in Cancer Patients (Wolfgang Korte)....Pages 303-318 Anaemia in Cancer Patients (Matti Aapro)....Pages 319-322 Lymphedema in Cancer Patients (Patricia O’Brien)....Pages 323-335 Infections and Cancer (Jean Klastersky, Bernardo L. Rapoport, Matti Aapro, Ronald Feld)....Pages 337-348 Front Matter ....Pages 349-349 Cancer Cachexia and Anorexia (Vickie E. Baracos, Neil MacDonald)....Pages 351-361 Xerostomia and Dental Problems in the Head and Neck Radiation Patient (A. Vissink, F. K. L. Spijkervet, Michael T. Brennan)....Pages 363-378 Dysphagia, Reflux, and Hiccups (Pablo Munoz-Schuffenegger, Ryan W. K. Chu, Rebecca K. S. Wong)....Pages 379-389 Nausea and Vomiting (Karin Jordan, Ian Olver, Matti Aapro)....Pages 391-408 Mucositis (Oral and Gastrointestinal) (Rajesh V. Lalla, Joanne M. Bowen)....Pages 409-420 Diarrhea, Constipation, and Obstruction in Cancer Management (Lowell B. Anthony, Aman Chauhan)....Pages 421-436 Ascites (Rohit Joshi, Hooi Wen Hong)....Pages 437-443 Hepatotoxicity and Hepatic Dysfunction (Ahmet Taner Sümbül, Özgür Özyılkan)....Pages 445-465 Front Matter ....Pages 467-467 Urological Symptoms and Side Effects of Treatment (Ehtesham Abdi, Alistair Campbell)....Pages 469-503 Gynecological Symptoms (Signe Ladegaard Harder, Jørn Herrstedt)....Pages 505-526 Front Matter ....Pages 527-527 Central Nervous System Symptoms: Headache, Seizures, Encephalopathy, and Memory Impairment (Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Roxana Dronca, Charles L. Loprinzi)....Pages 529-542 Neuromuscular Disease and Spinal Cord Compression (Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Roxana Dronca, Charles L. Loprinzi)....Pages 543-561 Eye Symptoms and Toxicities of Systemic Chemotherapy (Colin J. Prensky, Ashley R. Brissette, Kimberley C. Sippel, April Teitelbaum)....Pages 563-583 Front Matter ....Pages 585-585 Extravasation (Ian Olver)....Pages 587-596 Dermatologic Adverse Events (Azael Freites-Martinez, Mario E. Lacouture)....Pages 597-620 Management of Alopecia Due to Cancer Therapies (Frances M. Boyle, Joanne Shaw, Annie Young, Corina van den Hurk, Hope S. Rugo, Gerald B. Fogarty et al.)....Pages 621-631 Front Matter ....Pages 633-633 Rehabilitation and Survivorship (Ravi Bhargava, Martin Robert Chasen, Andrea Feldstain)....Pages 635-651 Oral Health and Survivorship: Late Effects of Cancer and Cancer Therapy (Joel B. Epstein, Derek K. Smith, Barbara A. Murphy)....Pages 653-664 Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Supportive Cancer Care (Antonella Surbone, Gil Goldzweig, Lea Baider)....Pages 665-680 Survivorship: Physical Issues (Paul A. Glare, Ian Olver)....Pages 681-695 Back Matter ....Pages 697-717 Addressing physical and psychosocial matters of survivorship prior to, during, and after anticancer treatment is central to a patient's wellbeing. The MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship explores not only the diagnosis and treatment but also the increasingly recognized complex and ongoing symptoms experienced by long term cancer survivors. Significant advances have been made, designing strategies to manage the side effects and symptoms of treatment and to prevent them from occurring, maximizing the person's ability to pursue daily activities. The MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship assembles international, multidisciplinary experts who focus on a comprehensive range of symptoms and side effects associated with cancer and its treatment. Intended for health professionals involved with cancer care, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, general practitioners, nurses and allied health workers, this textbook provides current information on the management and prevention of cancer related side effects, referring to up-to-date sources that are useful for conducting further research This book is intended for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, general practitioners, nurses and allied health workers. Complete with case vignettes, key points, and sidebar summaries to further assist readers using practical tips and tricks, this textbook provides current, updated information on the management and prevention of cancer-related side effects, referring to up-to-date sources that are useful for conducting further research. It also introduces new topics, such as financial toxicity and complementary medicine, as well as covering the new side effects of targeted therapies not covered in the last edition. Additionally, MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship, 2nd edition assembles international, multidisciplinary experts who focus on a comprehensive range of symptoms and side effects associated with cancer and its treatment.