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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2022.
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Edición: | 4th edition |
Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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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 |