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,…
Palliative Interventional Radiologic Procedures
Palliative Interventional Radiologic Procedures Thomas J. Vogl Michael K. Eichler Stefan G. Zangos Parviz Farshid SUMMARY Especially in the last few years, image-guided minimally invasive procedures have been used with…
Palliative Endoscopic Procedures
Palliative Endoscopic Procedures Jörg Albert PALLIATIVE ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Interventional endoscopy has evolved into a major instrument for treating patients who suffer from gastrointestinal tumors and to relieve severe ailments such…
Approach to Liver Metastases in Palliative Oncology
Approach to Liver Metastases in Palliative Oncology Vaibhav Sahai Mary F. Mulcahy BURDEN OF DISEASE The liver is the most common site of distant metastases in patients with gastrointestinal cancers…
