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Bone and brain metastases : advances in research and treatment / Arjun Sahgal, Edward Chow, and Joav Merrick, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Health and human development series.
- Health and human development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bone metastasis.
- Brain--Cancer.
- Brain.
- Metastasis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (464 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York. : Nova Science Publishers, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bone and brain metastasis are of great importance because they can profoundly affect a patient's quality of life and function. Complications of metastasis include pain, neurologic dysfunction and, in cases of bone metastasis, fractures and resulting loss of mobility. In particular for brain metastasis, personality and cognitive changes can affect the patient's performance status which can jeopardise further systemic therapies aimed at prolonging survival. Ultimately, both conditions are very frightening for the cancer patient and their families. This book highlights the importance of expertise in the management of bone and brain metastasis.
- Contents:
- section 1. Treatment of bone metastases
- section 2. Brain metastases
- section 3. symptom and quality of life research
- section 4. Technology and imaging
- section 5. Understanding the patient
- section 6. Acknowledgements.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61728-085-2
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