Supportive Care: The Patient’s Perspective
My family rubbing my bald head for good luck in our holiday photo 2011, the year I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 19.2 An Overnight PhD in Patient Expertise (Navigating…
Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorder Definition Presenting symptom Insomnia Difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep that causes significant daytime impairment or distress for 3 months or more Patient complains of difficulty falling asleep, staying…
Palliative Care
Fig. 5.1 The multidisciplinary team to provide support to the patient and family (Created by Briana Ketterer, MD) With the many members of a palliative care team, there are a…
Patient Navigation and Supportive Cancer Care
Tasks Identification and mitigation of barriers with patients Networks Interactions with a specific patient and/or with providers within and outside immediate location Navigating tasks Examples Network categories Examples Telling Explaining…
Hospitality Houses for Cancer Patients: The Editha House Perspective
Resource Source Description Housing Editha House www.edithahouse.org Affordable, temporary housing for adult patients and caregivers in Phoenix, AZ Healthcare Hospitality Network www.hhnetwork.org Nationwide association of nonprofit organizations that provide lodging…
Cancer Survivorship in the Digital Age
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha and Karen Weihs (eds.)Supportive Cancer Care10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_16 16. Cancer Survivorship in the Digital Age Ana Maria Lopez1, 2, 3 (1) Associate Vice President for Health Equity and Inclusion, University…
Psychosocial Services/Management of Depression
Antidepressant Suggested target dosage range Common side effects and cautions Bupropion 200–400 mg divided (or bupropion extended release once daily) Anxiety, agitation, headache, nausea, insomnia, seizures (rare) Citalopram 20–40 mg…
Genetic Counseling and Risk Assessment
Knowledge 1. Understand basic human genetics terminology 2. Understand the basic patterns of biological inheritance and variation, both within families and within populations 3. Understand how identification of disease-associated genetic…
Symptom Management: Weight Gain
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha and Karen Weihs (eds.)Supportive Cancer Care10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_14 14. Symptom Management: Weight Gain Jennifer W. Bea1 , Hendrik D. De Heer2 and Anna L. Schwartz3, 4, 5 (1) Department of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, University of…
Nutrition and the Cancer Survivor
Maintain a healthy body weight >5 servings vegetables/fruit daily Select low-fat foods Select high-fiber foods Reduce intake of simple sugars/refined CHO/fructose Limit red meat (18 oz./week); avoid processed/charcoaled/well-done meat or…
