Canine and feline geriatric oncology [[electronic resource] ] : honoring the human-animal bond / / Alice Villalobos with Laurie Kaplan
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| Autore: |
Villalobos Alice
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| Titolo: |
Canine and feline geriatric oncology [[electronic resource] ] : honoring the human-animal bond / / Alice Villalobos with Laurie Kaplan
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| Pubblicazione: | Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub. Professional, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 636.0896994 |
| 636.7 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Dogs - Diseases |
| Cats - Diseases | |
| Cancer in animals | |
| Veterinary geriatrics | |
| Veterinary oncology | |
| Altri autori: |
KaplanLaurie
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One; Chapter 1 Molecular Biology of Cancer and Aging; Chapter 2 Caring for Geriatric Cancer Patients: What Is Needed Aside from Medical Care; Part Two; Chapter 3 The Warning Signs of Cancer in Geriatric Pets; Chapter 4 Basic Types of Cancer and Their Biological Behavior; Chapter 5 Generating the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cancer in Geriatric Pets; Part Three; Chapter 6 Treating Cancer in Geriatric Pets; Principles and Philosophic Perspective; The Role of Surgery in Cancer Management |
| Chemotherapy in the Management of Geriatric CancerAdverse Effects of Cancer Therapy in Geriatric Pets; The Role of Radiation Therapy in Cancer Management; Immunotherapy, Vaccine, and Gene Therapy; Chemoprevention and Immunonutrition; Integrative and Alternative Medicine; Chapter 7 Pain Control for the Geriatric Cancer Patient; Chapter 8 Decision Making with Advanced and Recurrent Cancer in the Geriatric Patient; Chapter 9 When and How to Decide That a Geriatric Cancer Patient Is Terminal; Chapter 10 Palliative Care: End of Life "Pawspice" Care | |
| Chapter 11 Euthanasia for the Geriatric Cancer PatientAppendix 1 Specific Tumor Protocols; Appendix 2 Handouts for Clients; Appendix 3 Cartoon Maps; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Half the population of dogs and cats aged 10 and over will die of neoplasia. The bonds that clients have developed with their older pets are especially strong and drive the increasing demand for more proficient and highly compassionate medical treatment of companion animals diagnosed with cancer.This book offers more than just a competent clinical approach to the most common tumors in dogs and cats. This book also offers a focus on the special needs of geriatric pets and their owners.Amply illustrated with dozens of case studies representative of those regularly encountered in |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Canine and feline geriatric oncology |
| ISBN: | 1-282-29094-0 |
| 9786612290947 | |
| 0-470-34444-X | |
| 0-470-34407-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910144844403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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