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Oral Complications of Cancer and its Management Andrew Davies (Consultant in Palliative Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK)

Oral Complications of Cancer and its Management By Andrew Davies (Consultant in Palliative Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK)

Oral Complications of Cancer and its Management by Andrew Davies (Consultant in Palliative Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK)


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Summary

Oral complications are hugely important for those treating cancer patients, either as an indication of disease or as a symptom of the disease. This is the first book to focus on this unique area of cancer care, providing international, evidence-based, clinical guidance for the whole team involved in treating the cancer patient with oral problems.

Oral Complications of Cancer and its Management Summary

Oral Complications of Cancer and its Management by Andrew Davies (Consultant in Palliative Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK)

Oral problems are common in cancer patients. They can be a part of the disease itself; they can develop as a result of treatment; they can accompany other symptoms and present as a comorbidity; and they can even first present after the original disease itself has been cured. Oral symptoms can be complex to treat, both preventing administration of potentially life-saving treatment, and also directly causing additional life-threatening complications. However, many symptoms can be treated, and lead to tremendous relief of suffering for the patient. Oral complications of cancer and its management is the first book to focus on this unique set of symptoms, and provides an international, multi-professional reference with up to date, evidence-based, clinically relevant advice. It covers topics such as oral anatomy and physiology, oral assessment and oral hygiene, as well as more common oral complications of cancer and its treatment. Surgical, radiotherapy and chemotherapy side effects are detailed in all of the chapters whilst specific problems are discussed in detail in separate chapters. Other chapters focus on oral infections, and major oral symptoms experienced by patients with cancer. In addition there are chapters addressing the needs of specific groups of patient (e.g. paediatric patients, patients with advanced cancer), and the health economic impact of oral complications. This book should become the complete reference source for the wide multi-disciplinary team involved in treating the cancer patient with oral problems; this includes oncologists (both medical and clinical), oncology nurses, oral medicine specialists, palliative care physicians and nurses, special care dentists, special care dental nurses/hygienists, and therapy radiographers.

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In summary, this is a very useful reference text for anyone involved in the management of these complex and challenging patients. It increases the awareness of oral conditions, their causes, and by using evidence based medicine, a basis for sound treatment strategies. * Oncology News *

About Andrew Davies (Consultant in Palliative Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK)

Dr Andrew Davies is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the Royal Marsden Hospital, which is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. His main interests involve management of symptoms in cancer patients, particularly oral symptoms/problems (e.g. salivary gland dysfunction; oral candidosis). He trained in general medicine and oncology, before specialising in Palliative Medicine. Dr Joel Epstein is Professor of Oral Medicine in the Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences and the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and a member of the Chicago Cancer Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His main interests are in early detection and management of oral premalignant lesions and supportive care in cancer including acute and chronic complications and quality of life.

Table of Contents

Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The oral cavity ; 3. Oral assessment ; 4. Common oral conditions ; 5. Pre-treatment screening ; 6. Oral hygiene measures ; 7. Oral cancer ; 8. Other tumours of the oral cavity ; 9. Overview of complications of oral surgery ; 10. Overview of complications of radiotherapy ; 11. Trismus ; 12. Post-radiation osteonecrosis of the jaws ; 13. Overview of complications of systemic chemotherapy ; 14. Overview of complications of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation ; 15. Oral mucositis ; 16. Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws ; 17. Oral infections - introduction ; 18. Oral fungal infections ; 19. Oral bacterial infections ; 20. Oral viral infections ; 21. Salivary gland dysfunction ; 22. Taste disturbance ; 23. Halitosis ; 24. Orofacial pain ; 25. Miscellaneous problems ; 26. Oral care in paediatric patients ; 27. Oral care in geriatric patients ; 28. Oral care in advanced cancer patients ; 29. Quality of life and health economics ; 30. Sources of information

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GOR007660771
9780199543588
0199543585
Oral Complications of Cancer and its Management by Andrew Davies (Consultant in Palliative Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
2010-02-25
326
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