Handbook of Palliative Care in Cancer

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* Practical and comprehensive text on the management of the wide range of symptoms that plague terminal cancer patients * Updates have been made to every chapter to include data from the most current studies * Contains clear, user-friendly format that enables quick access to information * Includes new chapters on principles of palliative medicine, approach to common pain syndromes, and bereaved * Provides more information throughout the book on the care of the family Praise for the First Edition: The authors have obviously had much experience in this field and have used their experience to develop an easy and logical approach to a patient with a variety of symptoms. This is not a book for detailed background and historical perspectives, but if offers simple and practical advice for those physicians involved in this expanding field of treating terminally ill patients. It provides a simple and logical approach to most problems that arise at this time...it will be difficult to pass up. Anesthesia and Analgesia

* Practical and comprehensive text on the management of the wide range of symptoms that plague patients with advanced cancer
* Contains clear, user-friendly format that enables quick access to information
* Includes new chapters on principles of palliative medicine, approach to common pain syndromes, and bereavement followup

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