© 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…

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha and Karen Weihs (eds.)Supportive Cancer Care10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_1 1. Introduction David Alberts1  , Maria Lluria-Prevatt2  , Stephanie Kha2   and Karen Weihs2   (1) College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (2) University of…

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…

Method Application Effectiveness Comments and references Opioids Somatic pain Neuropathic pain Mixed pain  In one underpowered randomized trial, methadone had no more effect than morphine in neuropathic pain Adjuvant drugs…

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha and Karen Weihs (eds.)Supportive Cancer Care10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_6 6. Survivorship Care Planning Darcy Burbage1   (1) Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Survivorship, Helen F Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute,…

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha and Karen Weihs (eds.)Supportive Cancer Care10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_3 3. Psychosocial Oncology Karen Weihs1, 2, 3, 4   (1) Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (2) Department of…