Manual of cancer treatment recovery : what the practitioner needs to know and do / Stewart B. Fleishman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleishman, Stewart B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Patients--Rehabilitation.

Cancer.

Cancer--Psychological aspects.

Cancer--Treatment.

Neoplasms--psychology.

Neoplasms--rehabilitation.

Neoplasms--therapy.

Survivors.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--psychology.

Neoplasms--rehabilitation.

Neoplasms--therapy.

Survivors.

Physical Description:

xx, 228 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical, [2012]

Summary:

Drawing on some 30 years of experience, Fleishman provides fellow practitioners with a practical guide to help patients, families, and the treatment team anticipate needs before they arise. Written for providers in all settings, from solo community-based practices to large cancer research hospitals, the text focuses on maintaining quality of life at the time of diagnosis and in tandem with treatment. Three sections outline what the practitioner needs to know about survivorship, implementing effective survivorship care in practice, and using Fleishman's five-point LEARN System--Living, Education, Activity, Rest and sleep, Nutrition--framework to help patients organize their efforts. The book also includes an extensive selection of reproducible patient and family worksheets. The text can be used independently or as a companion to Fleishman's patient-centered resource, Learn to Live Through Cancer. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Emerging needs of survivorship : beyond the Institute of Medicine report, From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

Early intervention to improve treatment outcomes

Apply survivorship tools early in care

Comorbidities and cancer survivorship

Easing communication in multi-provider management

Effectively managing the transitional points in care

Tools for survivorship : the LEARN system : living, education, activity, rest, nutrition

Finding meaning and purpose to sustain oneself during treatment ("living")

Knowing about cancer and its treatment eases uncertainty ("education")

Maintaining activity during treatment improves outcomes ("activity" and exercise)

Resting and sleeping effectively furthers recovery ("rest" and sleep)

Maintaining optimal nutrition eases time in treatment and recovery ("nutrition")

Giving forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781936287314

1936287315

9781617050619

161705061X

OCLC:

758943188