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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781940603321

Autore

Fleishman Stewart B

Titolo

Manual of cancer treatment recovery [[electronic resource] ] : what the practitioner needs to know and do / / Stewart B. Fleishman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Demos Medical, c2012

ISBN

1-280-57049-0

9786613600097

1-61705-061-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

616.99/4

Soggetti

Cancer - Treatment

Cancer - Patients - Rehabilitation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Emerging needs of survivorship : the Institute of Medicine report, from cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition -- Early intervention to improve treatment outcomes -- Apply survivorship tools early in care -- Comorbidities and cancer survivorship -- Easing communication in multi-provider management -- Effectively managing the transitional points in care -- Tools for survivorship : the LEARN system : living, education, activity, rest, nutrition -- Finding meaning and purpose to sustain oneself during treatment ("living") -- Knowing about cancer and its treatment eases uncertainty ("education") -- Maintaining activity during treatment improves outcomes ("activity" and exercise) -- Resting and sleeping effectively furthers recovery ("rest" and sleep) -- Maintaining optimal nutrition eases time in treatment and recovery ("nutrition") -- Giving forward.