Radiation oncology for cure and palliation / R. G. Parker, N. A. Janjan, M. T. Selch ; foreword by L. W. Brady, H.-P. Heilmann, M. Molls ; preface by S.M.. Mellinkoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, Robert G., 1925-

Contributor:

Janjan, N. A. (Nora A.)

Selch, M. T. (Michael T.)

Series:

Medical radiology (Series)

Medical radiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Radiotherapy.

Cancer.

Cancer--Palliative treatment.

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Palliative Care.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Palliative Care.

Physical Description:

280 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2003]

Summary:

Given that treatment with curative intent is possible in only one-half of cancer victims, and that such treatment frequently fails, the majority of patients with cancer will require relief of symptoms and signs caused by their disease. In this book, the specific contribution of radiation therapy to palliation is considered within the context of multidisciplinary management. Individual chapters are devoted to palliative radiation therapy for primary tumours and metastases at different sites. The management of pain is discussed, and chapters are also devoted to end of life care, the management of complications of radiation therapy, and useful medications. This book will prove useful and interesting not only to radiation oncologists but also to medical students of all ages and to doctors from all disciplines who are concerned with the relief or prevention of suffering in patients with cancer.

Contents:

2 Management of Pain 3

3 Metastases to Bone 17

4 Intracranial Metastases 29

5 Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome 37

6 Superior Vena Cava Syndrome 43

7 Gastrointestinal Cancers 49

7.1 Carcinoma of the Esophagus 49

7.2 Gastric Cancer 55

7.3 Carcinoma of the Pancreas 59

7.4 Biliary Tract Cancer 64

7.5 Hepatic Metastases 67

7.6 Rectal Carcinoma 72

7.7 Cancers of the Anal Region 77

8 Lung Cancer and Pleural Mesothelioma 81

9 Cancer of the Breast 97

10 Gynecological Cancers 109

10.1 Carcinoma of the Cervix 109

10.2 Carcinoma of the Endometrium 113

10.3 Uterine Sarcomas 117

10.4 Carcinoma of the Vulva 121

10.5 Carcinoma of the Vagina 125

10.6 Ovarian Cancer 128

11 Genitourinary Cancers 135

11.1 Carcinoma of the Prostate 135

11.2 Cancer of the Urinary Bladder 147

11.3 Cancer of the Kidney 154

11.4 Cancers of the Testis 160

12 Malignant Tumors of Soft Tissue and Bone 167

13 Cancers of the Head and Neck 187

13.1 Cancers of the Oral Cavity 187

13.2 Cancers of the Oropharynx 197

13.3 Cancers of the Nasopharynx 206

13.4 Cancers of the Hypopharynx 213

13.5 Cancer of the Larynx 219

13.6 Cancers of the Nasal Cavities and Paranasal Sinuses 227

14 Tumors of the Central Nervous System 235

15 End of Life Care 255

16 Useful Medications 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3540414010

OCLC:

49415739