This book contains instructions how to assess, treat, and evaluate rehabilitation and palliation in cancer patients. To improve quality of life for cancer patients has been the endeavour of the author for 25 years. This goal is the guiding theme throughout the book.

Rehabilitation and palliation have become an essential part of modern cancer care. This book contains experiences of the author and specific instructions how to assess, treat, and evaluate rehabilitation and palliation in cancer patients. There are many excellent text books in cancer management which provide therapeutic recommendations thereby influencing the disease. However, this book focuses on improving well being of the cancer patient versus curative measures. To improve quality of life for cancer patients has been the endeavour of the author for the past 25 years in rehabilitation and palliation. Goals such as reduction of physical symptoms, emotional stabilisation, and maintenance of daily activities are pre-eminent and are the focus of the book.

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" Insgesamt stellt das Buch eine ausführliche Zusammenstellung der heute notwendigen rehabilitatitiven und palliativen Maßnahmen bei Tumorpatienten dar. Diese schließen auch das Ansprechen tumorspezifische Therapien ein, um eine Verminderung körperlicher Symptome sowie eine emotionale Stabilisierung und Bewältigung der Alltagsaktivitäten zu erreichen. Das Buch spiegelt die Expertise des Autors auf diesem Gebiet wider und stellt mit seinen spezifischen Instruktionen zu Untersuchungs- und Behandlungsalgorithmen eine wertvolle Bereicherung für den interessierten Leser dar." (Prof. Dr. med. P. Feyer, in: Der Urologe, 2008, Issue 9, S. 1189)

Inhalt
First Part.- Structural characteristics and interventions in the implementation of rehabilitation and palliation.- Psychological support and self-help groups in cancer rehabilitation and palliation.- Social support in cancer rehabilitation and palliation.- Vocational integration in cancer rehabilitation.- Pain management in cancer rehabilitation and palliation.- Second Part.- Rehabilitation and palliation of breast cancer patients.- Rehabilitation and palliation of ovarian cancer patients.- Rehabilitation and palliation of patients with gastric cancer.- Rehabilitation and palliation of patients with pancreatic cancer.- Rehabilitation and palliation of patients with colon cancer.- Rehabilitation and palliation of patients with rectal carcinoma.- Rehabilitation and palliation of patients with bronchial cancer.- Rehabilitation and palliation of patients with prostatic cancer.- Palliation of cancer patients in terminal care.