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Supportive Care in Radiotherapy » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Supportive Care in Radiotherapy by Sara Faithfull

Authors: Sara Faithfull, Mary Wells
ISBN-13: 9780443064869, ISBN-10: 0443064865
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date Published: February 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Sara Faithfull

Lecturer in Cancer Care, The Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care Studies, Institute of Cancer Research Sutton, Surrey, UK

Clinical Research Fellow, Dundee Teaching Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

Book Synopsis

This book looks at the often debilitating consequences for individuals undergoing radiation therapy and the associated problems for health care professionals that provide clinical and supportive care. Coverage includes physical aspects of treatment in terms of toxicity, issues related to assessment and clinical management, the organizational context of care, multi-professional issues, quality assurance, and the impact of treatment from a physical and psychosocial perspective. Also features critical reviews of current research findings and identifies future directions for clinical research and development.

	Contributors
	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Abbreviations
1	The context of radiotherapy care	1
2	Challenges to radiotherapy today	17
3	The treatment trajectory	39
4	After treatment is over	60
5	The radiobiological basis of radiation side effects	71
6	Assessing the impact of radiotherapy	96
7	Fatigue and radiotherapy	118
8	Radiation skin reactions	135
9	Pain and breathing problems	160
10	Oropharyngeal effects of radiotherapy	182
11	The effects of radiotherapy on nutritional status	204
12	Urinary symptoms and radiotherapy	227
13	Gastrointestinal effects of radiotherapy	247
14	Late toxicity: neurological and brachial plexus injury	268
15	Lymphoedema	287
16	Sexuality and fertility	303
17	Body image	320
18	Late toxicity: bone problems	337
19	Other late effects	348
20	The future of supportive care in radiotherapy	372
	Index	383