Full Description
In this book we have gathered recent research related to cancer and cancer treatment and care. We also present research on pharmacy in cancer treatment, a few papers on breast cancer, research on bone metastases, radiation therapy and some pilot programs on telemedicine in cancer care, prostate cancer screening in Guyana, cost analysis of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in Canada and early oncology rehabilitation for lymphoma patients in Singapore. We hope this research will be of interest to our readers.
Contents
Preface; Oncology Pharmacist Expertise in Cancer Care; Review of a Pharmacist-Led Telephone Follow-Up Program for Ambulatory Patients Receiving Chemotherapy at a Tertiary Cancer Centre; About the Pharmacy Call-Back Program at the Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada; Radiation-Induced Morphea of the Breast Five Years Post-treatment: A Case Report; Are We Properly Diagnosing and Treating Pagets Disease of the Breast? A Case Series; Pictorial Essay of Radiologic Findings Following Palliative Treatment for Bone Metastases; Tibial Metastasis as a Presenting Symptom of Endometrial Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report; Rapid Formation of Significant Heterotopic Ossification in a Critically Ill Patient with Necrotizing Pancreatitis; Atypical Hemangiomas Resembling Metastases: A Case Report and Review of the Literature; Use of Single Fraction Palliative Radiotherapy for Gastric Bleeding: A Case Report; Is Pre-existing Nausea and Vomiting a Barrier to the Prophylaxis of Radiation-Induced Nausea and Vomiting?; Personal Device Telemedicine in a Highly Specialized Cancer Care Delivery Model: A Pilot Study to Assess Feasibility and Identification of Future Potential; The Protection Motivation Theory and Its Impact on Prostate Cancer Screening in Guyana; Cost Analysis of Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) after Completion of Chemotherapy with the Introduction of Erlotinib; Early Oncology Rehabilitation (EOR) for Lymphoma Patients: A Review of Functional Outcomes and Inpatient Rehabilitation Pilot Program in Singapore General Hospital (SGH); Would Physical Activity Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Cancer?; Index.
