Palliative Care in Oncology (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015)
Oncology and Palliative Care - Disease Specific Perspectives: Disease specific oncology - disease specific palliative care – Oncological and palliative care for patients with lung cancer or with breast cancer - two opposite sides of the spectrum – Patients with haematological malignancies Symptom Control: Definition, pathophysiology and assessment of pain – Therapy of cancer related pain and of cancer therapy related pain – Analgesic effects of anticancer therapies – Symptom management: the nursing view. The Final Phase: Liverpool Care Pathway of the Dying (LCP): why it supports the care of cancer patients – The final phase. Pharmacological Aspects: Drug interactions in palliative cancer care and oncology – Drugs used in palliative care that can modify cancer growth – Options and problems of drug application in patients with advanced cancer – Policy and Structures: Outpatient and inpatient structures: what does it need to implement palliative care services.-"Early Integration": when best to involve palliative care services – Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care: two concepts that fit into comprehensive cancer care – Emergencies in oncology and crises in palliative care – Cancer therapy in developing countries: what is the role of palliative care?- The future of palliative care in oncology