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Comprehensive Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer /

This new edition features three new chapters--'Spiritual Care in Palliative Care,''Psychological Considerations,'and'Bereavement'--as well as specific guidelines about • advance care planning at all phases of cancer• understanding complex family dynamics and communicati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abrahm, J. (Janet) (Autor), Collins, Molly E., 1980- (Autor), Daubman, Bethany-Rose, 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
Edición:4th edition
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This new edition features three new chapters--'Spiritual Care in Palliative Care,''Psychological Considerations,'and'Bereavement'--as well as specific guidelines about • advance care planning at all phases of cancer• understanding complex family dynamics and communication challenges• partnering with interpreters in the care of patients and family members with limited English-language proficiency• special considerations to take into account for LGBTQ+ patients and their loved ones• caring for patients who have a serious mental illness along with a cancer diagnosis• nonpharmacologic management of pain and other symptoms associated with cancer or its treatment.
Notas:"Previous editions of this work were published as A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients, by Janet L. Abrahm, MD."--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (632 pages): illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9781421443904