Survivorship Care for Cancer Patients

A Clinician’s Handbook

Buch | Softcover

X, 393 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-78650-2 (ISBN)

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This book is a valuable source for oncologists and all other physicians dealing with cancer survivors. It provides detailed information on the evidence-based benefits and forms of intervention, with contributions by a highly prestigious and well recognized panel of experts. Chapters deal with all features of survivorship outlining the role of the oncologist and other caregivers and discusses survivorship care in different countries and different settings.

The book addresses new challenges and complex issues broader than medical issues faced by patients who are cured highlighting that cancer is no longer a death sentence. It provides evidence-based management guidance and addresses issues such as symptom management, palliative care, screening for recurrence, rehabilitation, fertility issues among others. This is an indispensable resource for oncologists, oncology nurses and other professionals dealing with cancer patients as well as patient advocacy groups and cancer leagues.

Stefan Rauh Is currently working as hemato-oncologist in the oncology department of Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch, Esch, Luxembourg. He has received training in Germany, Switzerland, France and Luxembourg. He is mainly involved in clinical work, but has also research and teaching activities, and is interested in public policy and international cooperation projects in oncology. He was Chair of the ESMO Practicing Oncologist's Working Group from 2015 -2019, and is member of the ESMO Public Policy Committee. He takes great interest in Survivorship Issues. He is co-author of the 2017 ESMO ECPC Patient Survivorship Guide, and been an invited expert for the European Cancer Patient Coalition. (ECPC). He is president of the Luxembourg Society of Oncology (SLO) since 2019.

Definition of Survivorship Care

Goals of survivorship care

There's life after cancer: challenges at the end of active treatment

The evolution of "follow-up", "surveillance", "long term follow-up", and "survivorship care"

Models of Long Term Follow-up for Cancer Patients - from children to adults, from simple to multi-modal

Who should be in charge of survivorship care?

Identifying the cancer survivors' needs in daily practice - do we have a (survivorship) plan?

Follow-up after cancer treatment - evidence gaps and trends in survivorship care

Rehabilitation: definition, goals and timing

Symptoms and symptom management in survivorship patients

Management of cancer- related Fatigue

Fertility and sexuality in cancer survivors

Description and Management of RT induced long-term effects

Evidence-based screening for recurrence

Survivorship follow-up: update about evidence-based screening for secondary cancers

Specific issues of children and young adults in survivorship care

Psychological issues and care of cancer survivors

Nutrition in survivorship care

Closing remarks: Survivorship and Palliative Care - first the one, then the other?

Erscheinungsdatum	13.08.2022
Zusatzinfo	X, 393 p. 11 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
Schlagworte	children and adolescent cancer survivors • fatigue • fertility/sexuality • financial toxicity • follow-up models • Nutrition • Oncology • Psychological Issues • quality of life • radiotherapy (related issues) • recurrence screening • Rehabilitation • secondary cancers • societal issues • Survivorship • survivorship and palliative care • survivorship care plan • symptom management
ISBN-10	3-030-78650-1 / 3030786501
ISBN-13	978-3-030-78650-2 / 9783030786502
Zustand	Neuware