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