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Caregiving : a step-by-step resource for caring for the person with cancer at home / edited by Peter S. Houts, Julia A. Bucher ; [contributors, Arthur M. Nezu ... et al.].

Contributor(s): Publication details: [S.l.] : American Cancer Society, c2000.Description: xv, 314 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0944235204
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QZ 201 C2718 2000 C2718 2000
Contents:
Contents Cancer Treatments surgery chemotherapy radiation therapy biological therapy hormone therapy Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplants Clinical trials Paying for treatments Managing Care Understanding caregiving Helping children understand coordinating care from one treatment setting to another Getting help from community agencies and volunteer groups Getting information from medical staff Emotional Conditions Anxiety Depression Physical Conditions Appetite Bleeding Cancer pain Confusion and seizures Constipation Diarrhea Fever and infections Mouth conditions Nausea and vomiting Skin conditions Vein conditions Living with Cancer and Cancer Treatments Hair loss Lymphedema Mobility Ostomies and prostheses Sexual conditions Tiredness and fatigue
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Includes index.

Contents

Cancer Treatments
surgery
chemotherapy
radiation therapy
biological therapy
hormone therapy
Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplants
Clinical trials
Paying for treatments

Managing Care
Understanding caregiving
Helping children understand
coordinating care from one treatment setting to another
Getting help from community agencies and volunteer groups
Getting information from medical staff

Emotional Conditions
Anxiety
Depression

Physical Conditions
Appetite
Bleeding
Cancer pain
Confusion and seizures
Constipation
Diarrhea
Fever and infections
Mouth conditions
Nausea and vomiting
Skin conditions
Vein conditions

Living with Cancer and Cancer Treatments
Hair loss
Lymphedema
Mobility
Ostomies and prostheses
Sexual conditions
Tiredness and fatigue

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