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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…

© 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…

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…

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…

© 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…

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…

Fig. 11.1 Increasing research interest in cognitive function and cancer The incidence and duration of CRCI varies considerably from study to study and across diseases, with estimates that range from…

Fig. 10.1 Contributing factors to cancer-related fatigue (Reproduced with permission from Mortimer et al. [1]) There is a direct correlation between treatment and fatigue, with different treatment modalities such as…

Emetic risk category Phase Guideline recommendations MASCC/EMSO NCCN ASCO I. High (>90 %) risk Acute 5-HT3RA (palonosetron) + DMZ + APR (or FOS) 5-HT3RAa + DMZ (12 mg) + APR (125 mg) 5-HT3RA (palonosetron) + DMZ + APR Delayed DMZ + APR DMZ (8…

National Comprehensive Cancer Network “Episodic pain not controlled with [an] existing pain regimen” [6] Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine “A transitory exacerbation of pain experienced by the patient who has…