Cancer and Chronic Conditions Addressing the Problem of Multimorbidity in Cancer Patients and Survivors /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Koczwara, Bogda (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Health promotion.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Cancer Research.

This book addresses the growing problem of multimorbidity in cancer patients and survivors with the focus on how to best integrate the effective cancer care with the care of multiple chronic conditions. As cancer is more prevalent in older individuals, many patients with cancer also suffer from othe...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• What is comorbidity?
• How do we measure comorbidity?
• Cancer, chronic conditions and social disadvantage - the perfect storm
• Impact of comorbidity on cancer screening and diagnosis
• Impact of comorbidity on treatment decision making and outcomes
• Impact of cancer and chronic conditions on caregivers and family members
• Prevention of chronic conditions and cancer
• Chronic condition management models for cancer care and survivorship
• The management of poly pharmacy in people with cancer and chronic conditions
• Breaking the silos: Integrated care for cancer and chronic conditions
• Advocacy in cancer and chronic conditions
• Research
• Chronic conditions in survivors of child, adolescent, and young adult cancers
• Chronic conditions and cancer in the elderly
• Chronic conditions at the end of life.