Palliative Care in Pediatric Oncology

This textbook is the first to focus on comprehensive interdisciplinary care approaches aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of children with cancer and their families throughout the illness experience. Among the topics addressed are the epidemiology of pediatric cancer distress, including physical, emot...

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Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Pediatric Oncology,
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ISBN:9783319613918
ISSN:1613-5318
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Obsah:
  • Epidemiology of suffering in childhood cancer
  • Impact of cancer on the child, parents, siblings and community
  • The interdisciplinary oncology team and the role palliative care consultation
  • Communication in pediatric palliative oncology
  • The relationship between cancer-directed therapy and the pediatric oncology experience
  • Easing physical distress
  • Easing psychological distress
  • Easing existential distress
  • Easing social distress
  • Care at the end of life
  • Family bereavement Care
  • Easing clinician distress.