Urologic Issues in Palliative Care
Urologic Issues in Palliative Care Eric A. Singer Faisal Ahmed Compton J. Benjamin Adam R. Metwalli Peter A. Pinto INTRODUCTION Urologic malignancies account for more than 40% of all new…
Management of Hypercoagulable States and Coagulopathy
Management of Hypercoagulable States and Coagulopathy Jenny Petkova Thomas J. Raife Kenneth D. Friedman Hemostasis is carefully balanced: hemostatic plugs form at inappropriate openings in the vascular network, but thrombus…
Prevention, Assessment, and Management of Treatment-Induced Cardiac Disease in Cancer Patients
Prevention, Assessment, and Management of Treatment-Induced Cardiac Disease in Cancer Patients David A. Slosky INTRODUCTION During the last 30 years, the development of effective detection and treatment strategies for many…
Hemoptysis, Airway Obstruction, Bronchospasm, Cough, and Pulmonary Complications/Symptoms of Cancer and Its Treatment
Hemoptysis, Airway Obstruction, Bronchospasm, Cough, and Pulmonary Complications/Symptoms of Cancer and Its Treatment Jaya Vijayan J. Hunter Groninger INTRODUCTION Complications from malignancies abound in and around the pulmonary tree and…
Dyspnea in the Cancer Patient
Dyspnea in the Cancer Patient Deborah Dudgeon INTRODUCTION Dyspnea, an unpleasant awareness of breathing, is a very common symptom that is often unrecognized in people with cancer. It is a…
Principles of Fistula and Stoma Management
Principles of Fistula and Stoma Management Paula Erwin-Toth Linda J. Stricker Fistula formation in people with cancer is not an uncommon complication. Predisposing factors relate fistula formation to the type…
Lymphedema
Lymphedema Vaughan L. Keeley Lymphedema can occur as an aftermath of cancer treatment or it can be a feature of advanced disease. Lymphedema of the arm is a fairly common…
Dermatologic Adverse Events During Treatment
Dermatologic Adverse Events During Treatment Alyx C. Rosen Yevgeniy Balagula Shari B. Goldfarb Mario E. Lacouture INTRODUCTION Chemotherapy and radiation have been standard anticancer treatment regimens for decades, and the…
Management of Pressure Ulcers and Fungating Wounds
Management of Pressure Ulcers and Fungating Wounds Frank D. Ferris Susan K. Bodtke Skin is one of the vital human organs. It has a highly developed physiology and several essential…
Treatment of Tumor-Related Skin Disorders
Treatment of Tumor-Related Skin Disorders Shali Zhang John A. Carucci Cutaneous manifestations of internal malignancies are broad and varied. As the number of patients diagnosed with cancer continues to rise,…
