The symposium on supportive care in cancer patients, which took place in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on February 18-21, 1987, wel comed renowned experts in the field and more than 600 partici pants from 25 countries with the aim of stimulating discussion on how to improve our professional skills and personal attitudes to ward cancer patients in all stages of their disease. Why did we or ganize such a symposium on supportive care in cancer patients? Recent decades have witnessed remarkable success in cancer treat ment, and we have learned how to cure a finite number of neoplas tic diseases. Some malignant tumors that previously entailed high fatality rates, such as leukemias, lymphomas, and testicular can cers, can now be cured, even when at an advanced stage. Yet it seems to many that our struggle to improve results and to fight death from cancer has also imposed greater toxicity on patients. Conventional scientifically based oncology has only recently made adequate efforts to improve the subjective quality of life of cancer patients, for example through prophylaxis against emesis, nausea, and scalp hypothermia, pain control and the development of psy chosocial support structures. The search for less toxic and yet equally effective treatment measures has not been one of our pri mary goals in the past. Supportive care has always been part of nurses' professional aim, even though many have not known how best to offer it.
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Hans-Jörg Senn, Agnes Glaus, Luzius Schmid, L. Schmid

Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. in Springer-Verlag GmbH

Steinkopff. in Springer-Verlag GmbH

Recent results in cancer research, 108, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1988

Recent Results in Cancer Research Ser, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1988

Springer Nature, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2012

Germany, Germany

Dec 08, 2011

1, 2011

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Source title: Supportive Care in Cancer Patients (Recent Results in Cancer Research)

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Differential Diagnosis of Pain in Cancer Patients....Pages 1-8
Optimal Pharmacological Control of Chronic Cancer Pain....Pages 9-17
Epidural Opiates and Nerve Blocks....Pages 18-27
Electrostimulation and Neurosurgical Measures in Cancer Pain....Pages 28-32
Treatment of Pain in the Cancer Patient: The Role of the Nurse....Pages 33-36
Coagulation Disorders Associated with Neoplastic Disease....Pages 37-43
Hematological Support in Patients Undergoing Allogenetic Bone Marrow Transplantation....Pages 44-52
Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy for Febrile Granulocytopenic Cancer Patients: Lessons from Four EORTC Trials....Pages 53-60
Managing Fungal and Viral Infection in the Immunocompromised Host....Pages 61-70
Aspects of Infections in Children with Cancer....Pages 71-81
Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Fungal Infection in Acute Leukemia Patients....Pages 82-88
Controlling Emesis in Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy....Pages 89-101
Corticosteroids as Antiemetics....Pages 102-111
Hypnotherapy as Antiemetic Treatment in Cancer Chemotherapy....Pages 112-116
Fighting Alopecia in Cancer Chemotherapy....Pages 117-126
Managing Side-Effects in Radiotherapy with Regard to the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 127-133
Principles and Potential of Palliative Surgery in Patients with Advanced Cancer....Pages 134-142
Palliative and Supportive Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer....Pages 143-147
Surgical Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology....Pages 148-153
Prognostic Significance of Nutritional Status in Cancer Surgery....Pages 154-159
Surgical Management of Tumor-Related Limb Fractures....Pages 160-162
Surgical Management of Tumor-Related Spinal Instability....Pages 163-171
Indications for and Results of Nutritional Therapy in Cancer Patients....Pages 172-184
Parenteral Nutrition in Tumor Patients....Pages 185-193
Nutritional Management of the Ambulatory Patient....Pages 194-197
Nutritional Management of the Childhood Cancer Patient....Pages 198-204
Malnutrition and the Role of Nutritional Support for Radiation Therapy Patients....Pages 205-226
Vitamins and Cancer....Pages 227-234
Unproven Dietary Methods of Treatment of Oncology Patients....Pages 235-238
Liaison Psychiatry on an Oncology Ward....Pages 239-242
Psychological Issues in Patients with Hematological Malignancies....Pages 243-270
Psychotherapy in Support of Patients Undergoing Antineoplastic Chemotherapy....Pages 271-276
Psychotherapy in Patients Cured of Gynecological Cancers....Pages 277-288
Music Therapy in Support of Cancer Patients....Pages 289-294
Psychosocial Support of Cancer Patients: A Training Program for Oncology Staff....Pages 295-300
Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology....Pages 301-305
Cancer: A Family Disruption....Pages 306-310
Psychological and Social Support of Cancer Patients: Report on a Program of the Radiotherapy Department, Erlangen....Pages 311-315
Quality of Life for Patients Receiving Chemotherapy and Hormonal Therapy....Pages 316-318
Public Information and Professional Education About Cancer....Pages 319-326
The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Supportive Care of Cancer Patients....Pages 327-334
Back Matter....Pages 335-342

This volume challenges physicians, nurses and social workers to deliver optimal supportive therapy and care to cancer patients in all stages and forms of their manifold neoplastic diseases. Too often, supportive measures such as pain control and psychosocial support are regarded as aspects of "terminal care" of cancer patients or approached in a suboptimal, isolated fashion by various monodisciplinary specialists. General and holistic supportive care, however, which integrates the professional skills of many disciplines is needed right from the beginning of cancer diagnosis. Medical, nursing, social and psychological care should be adapted subsequently as required to the various stages of the illness. Only through this interdisciplinary approach will the patient feel truly supported during his crucial fight with cancer. The chapters of the volume deal with all important aspects of supportive care: pain control, control of bleeding and infection, psychosocial support, nursing support, side effects of cancer therapy, quality of life, education about cancer, as well as supportive care for children with cancer and families affected by neoplastic diseases

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