{"product_id":"abc-of-cancer-care-isbn-9780470674406","title":"ABC of Cancer Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eABC of Cancer Care\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical primary care guide to help health professionals better inform their patients, manage and recognize the common complications of cancers and their treatment, and understand the rationale and implications of decisions made in secondary and tertiary care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e It provides coverage of the diagnosis, management, treatment and on-going surveillance of common cancers within the multidisciplinary context of primary care. Individual chapters assess the different treatment options, including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and examine their possible side effects. The contribution of clinical trials and new advances in cancer treatment including biological and targeted therapies, robotic surgery and advanced radiotherapy techniques are all described. Other aspects of cancer care, from nursing support and nutrition to psychological care and survivorship, are also covered.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Edited by a specialist and general practitioner team, with multidisciplinary contributors, \u003ci\u003eABC of Cancer Care\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for general practitioners, practice nurses, cancer care nurses, medical students, and all healthcare professionals treating and supporting cancer patients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/abc-of-cancer-care\/id1061543875?ls=1\u0026amp;mt=8\"\u003eiTunes\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.medhand.WABCCC\u0026amp;hl=en\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.medhand.com\/products\/abc-of-cancer-care\"\u003eMedHand Store\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Multidisciplinary Care 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Simcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cancer Imaging 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuy Burkill and Adrian K.P. Lim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Surgery 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Richard Leff and Richard Simcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Surgery for Metastatic Disease 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy W.R. Briggs Elizabeth J. Gillott Lewis W. Thorne and Long R. Jiao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Chemotherapy 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Harper-Wynne and Catherine M. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Toxicities of Chemotherapy 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacha Jon Howell Alison Jones and Colin R. James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Radiotherapy 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlastair Thomson and Mark Beresford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Toxicities of Radiotherapy 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussell Burcombe Jonathan Hicks and Richard Simcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Endocrine Therapy 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlo Palmieri Matthew Flook and Duncan C. Gilbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Biological and Targeted Therapies 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth E. Board Jennifer W. Pang Carlo Palmieri and Suzy Cleator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Trials in Cancer Care 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvandro de Azambuja David Cameron and Janet E. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Oncological Emergencies 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas E. Newsom-Davis and Mohammed Rizwanullah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Cancer in the Elderly 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlistair Ring and Juliet E. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Nutrition 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMhairi Donald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Patients 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Simcock and Sarah Cavilla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Specialist Nursing Care 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Sullivan Beverley Longhurst Amelia Cook Elizabeth Bowman and Jean Rodell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Cancer Survivorship 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsther Bird Amy Guppy and Carlo Palmieri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 83\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eI have recently been given a donation of £150 to be used to benefit cancer services.  I now know what to do with it.  I am going to buy a copy of this book for each of our site-specific cancer teams in the hospital.”  (\u003ci\u003eCancer Nursing Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch5\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Palmieri\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Liverpool, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Bird\u003c\/b\u003e, General Practitioner, Brighton, UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Simcock\u003c\/b\u003e, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eABC of Cancer Care\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical primary care guide to help health professionals better inform their patients, manage and recognize the common complications of cancers and their treatment, and understand the rationale and implications of decisions made in secondary and tertiary care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e It provides coverage of the diagnosis, management, treatment and on-going surveillance of common cancers within the multidisciplinary context of primary care. 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