Rehabilitation and palliation of cancer patients

Rehabilitation and palliation have become an essential part of modern comprehensive 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. This goal is the guiding theme throughout the book.

Résumé

To improve quality of life for cancer patients has been the endeavour of the author for the past 25 years in rehabilitation and palliation. To maintain quality of life is an important challenge not only for health aftercare service, but also in palliative and terminal situations. The invasiveness of some of the current therapies and the restricted life expectancy of many patients led to the change in therapeutic paradigms. Rehabilitation and palliation have become an essential part of modern comprehensive cancer care. There are many excellent text books in cancer management which provide therapeutic recommendations thereby influencing the disease. Quality of life is now the second parameter after survival used to evaluate the effectiveness of first line oncologial therapies and is still the first parameter of most therapies in the case of recurrence. It contains experiences of the author and specific instructions how to assess, treat and evaluate rehabilitative and palliative measures.

Contenu

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.