Lung cancer : a multidisciplinary approach / / edited by Alison. Leary

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99/424
• Soggetto topico: Lungs - Cancer; Lungs - Tumors
• Altri autori: LearyA, RN. (Alison)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma; Introduction; Epidemiology and causes of lung cancer; Overview of the types of lung cancer; Delivering cancer services and the multidisciplinary team; Meeting information needs; Summary; References; 2 The Presentation and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma; Introduction; Clinical features of lung cancer; Paraneoplastic syndromes; Risk factors for lung cancer; Performance status; Investigation of lung cancer; Staging of lung cancer ; An algorithm for the diagnosis and staging of non-small-cell lung cancerMesothelioma; Summary; References; Further reading; 3 Chemotherapy and Biological Agents; Introduction; Chemotherapy; Chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC; Addition of targeted therapies to chemotherapy in NSCLC; Chemotherapy for small-cell lung cancer; Mesothelioma; Summary; References; 4 Lung Radiotherapy; Introduction; Principles of radiotherapy; The use of radiotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer; The use of radiotherapy in small-cell lung cancer; Palliative radiotherapy; Management of patients during radiotherapy ; New techniques under evaluationSummary; References; 5 Surgery for Lung Cancer; Introduction; The role of the surgeon; Reaching decisions about surgery; Surgery for cancers of the lung; The role of adjuvant treatment in NSCLC; Palliative surgical procedures; Carcinoid tumours and neuroendocrine cancer; Surgery for small-cell lung cancer; Bronchoalveolar cell cancer; Postoperative complications, rehabilitation follow-up; The multidisciplinary team in postsurgical care; Summary; References; 6 The Nursing Care of Patients with Lung Cancer; Introduction ; What are the important issues in relation to lung cancer nursing?Context of lung cancer services; The challenges of lung cancer; The role of the specialist nurse; Summary; References; 7 Supportive Care in Lung Cancer; Introduction; Supportive care; Communicating the 'diagnosis'; Attitudes towards cancer; Uncertainty; Psychological distress; A family-centred approach to care; Improving the patient experience: care across the pathway; Summary; References; 8 End of Life Care; Introduction; Palliative and end of life care; Dying in the twenty-first century; Diagnosing dying ; Managing complex ethical dilemmasPlanning care for the patient dying from lung cancer; Summary; References; 9 Quality of Life in Lung Cancer; Introduction; Cancer: the journey, the individual and society; Doing the work of cancer and quality of life; Towards an understanding of the meaning of quality of life in lung cancer; Quality of life in advanced lung cancer: instruments used to measure health-related quality of life; Summary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides clinicians with a comprehensive text that can be used when caring for patients with lung cancer throughout the entire patient journey. This edited collection explores the aetiology of lung cancer; mesothelioma; the range of available treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy; surgical care; supportive and end-of-life care; quality-of-life issues; and the role of the nurse within the multidisciplinary team. A comprehensive, evidence-based guide to lung cancerIllustrative case studies used th
• Titolo autorizzato: Lung cancer
• ISBN: 1-4443-9866-0; 1-118-70285-9; 1-280-59877-8; 9786613628602; 1-4443-9863-6; 1-4443-9864-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877739203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II