The Comprehensive Cancer Center

Author : Mahmoud Aljurf,Navneet S. Majhail,Mickey B.C. Koh,Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja,Nelson J. Chao
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030820527

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The Comprehensive Cancer Center by Mahmoud Aljurf,Navneet S. Majhail,Mickey B.C. Koh,Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja,Nelson J. Chao Pdf

This open access book provides a valuable resource for hospitals, institutions, and health authorities worldwide in their plans to set up and develop comprehensive cancer care centers. The development and implementation of a comprehensive cancer program allows for a systematic approach to evidence-based strategies of prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation. Comprehensive cancer programs also provide a nexus for the running of clinical trials and implementation of novel cancer therapies with the overall aim of optimizing comprehensive and holistic care of cancer patients and providing them with the best opportunity to improve quality of life and overall survival. This book's self-contained chapter format aims to reinforce the critical importance of comprehensive cancer care centers while providing a practical guide for the essential components needed to achieve them, such as operational considerations, guidelines for best clinical inpatient and outpatient care, and research and quality management structures. Intended to be wide-ranging and applicable at a global level for both high and low income countries, this book is also instructive for regions with limited resources. The Comprehensive Cancer Center: Development, Integration, and Implementation is an essential resource for oncology physicians including hematologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and oncology nurses as well as hospitals, health departments, university authorities, governments and legislators.

Author : Mahmoud Aljurf,Navneet S. Majhail,Mickey B.C. Koh,Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja,Nelson J. Chao
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3030820548

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The Comprehensive Cancer Center by Mahmoud Aljurf,Navneet S. Majhail,Mickey B.C. Koh,Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja,Nelson J. Chao Pdf

This open access book provides a valuable resource for hospitals, institutions, and health authorities worldwide in their plans to set up and develop comprehensive cancer care centers. The development and implementation of a comprehensive cancer program allows for a systematic approach to evidence-based strategies of prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation. Comprehensive cancer programs also provide a nexus for the running of clinical trials and implementation of novel cancer therapies with the overall aim of optimizing comprehensive and holistic care of cancer patients and providing them with the best opportunity to improve quality of life and overall survival. This book's self-contained chapter format aims to reinforce the critical importance of comprehensive cancer care centers while providing a practical guide for the essential components needed to achieve them, such as operational considerations, guidelines for best clinical inpatient and outpatient care, and research and quality management structures. Intended to be wide-ranging and applicable at a global level for both high and low income countries, this book is also instructive for regions with limited resources. The Comprehensive Cancer Center: Development, Integration, and Implementation is an essential resource for oncology physicians including hematologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and oncology nurses as well as hospitals, health departments, university authorities, governments and legislators.

Author : James Gordon,Sharon Curtin
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0738204862

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Comprehensive Cancer Care by James Gordon,Sharon Curtin Pdf

"This book represents truly pioneering work. It brings much needed information about the best of new cancer treatments to those who need it most and it does so with compassion and an inspired bedside manner."-Dean Ornish, M.D.Drawing on the studies and critiques of many of the world's most gifted researchers and clinicians, this book scientifically explores the most promising complementary and alternative therapies-and sifts through the often frustrating and confusing barrage of information and misinformation about them-to provide readers with the direction and help they need to create an individualized cancer-care strategy. Comprehensive Cancer Care includes reports on the most accepted and researched complementary and alternative practices, empowering advice for patients with clear action steps for speaking to doctors, and critical discussion of cutting-edge interventions.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309133982

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Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Pdf

Cancer is low or absent on the health agendas of low- and middle-income countries (LMCs) despite the fact that more people die from cancer in these countries than from AIDS and malaria combined. International health organizations, bilateral aid agencies, and major foundations—which are instrumental in setting health priorities—also have largely ignored cancer in these countries. This book identifies feasible, affordable steps for LMCs and their international partners to begin to reduce the cancer burden for current and future generations. Stemming the growth of cigarette smoking tops the list to prevent cancer and all the other major chronic diseases. Other priorities include infant vaccination against the hepatitis B virus to prevent liver cancers and vaccination to prevent cervical cancer. Developing and increasing capacity for cancer screening and treatment of highly curable cancers (including most childhood malignancies) can be accomplished using "resource-level appropriateness" as a guide. And there are ways to make inexpensive oral morphine available to ease the pain of the many who will still die from cancer.

Author : D. L. D. Trump,Eric T. Rosenthal
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781538144909

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Centers of the Cancer Universe by D. L. D. Trump,Eric T. Rosenthal Pdf

Centers of the Cancer Universe: A Half-Century of Progress Against Cancer reviews 50-years of progress in cancer research and treatment since the signing of the 1971 National Cancer Act, and the role played by the NCI-designated cancer centers created by the Act.

Author : Robert C. Bast, Jr.,Carlo M. Croce,William N. Hait,Waun Ki Hong,Donald W. Kufe,Martine Piccart-Gebhart,Raphael E. Pollock,Ralph R. Weichselbaum,Hongyang Wang,James F. Holland
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2008 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119000846

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Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine by Robert C. Bast, Jr.,Carlo M. Croce,William N. Hait,Waun Ki Hong,Donald W. Kufe,Martine Piccart-Gebhart,Raphael E. Pollock,Ralph R. Weichselbaum,Hongyang Wang,James F. Holland Pdf

Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine, Ninth Edition, offers a balanced view of the most current knowledge of cancer science and clinical oncology practice. This all-new edition is the consummate reference source for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, internists, surgical oncologists, and others who treat cancer patients. A translational perspective throughout, integrating cancer biology with cancer management providing an in depth understanding of the disease An emphasis on multidisciplinary, research-driven patient care to improve outcomes and optimal use of all appropriate therapies Cutting-edge coverage of personalized cancer care, including molecular diagnostics and therapeutics Concise, readable, clinically relevant text with algorithms, guidelines and insight into the use of both conventional and novel drugs Includes free access to the Wiley Digital Edition providing search across the book, the full reference list with web links, illustrations and photographs, and post-publication updates

Author : National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Cancer
ISBN : MINN:31951D03735141T

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The National Cancer Institute by National Cancer Institute (U.S.) Pdf

Author : National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Cancer
ISBN : MINN:30000010698375

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Director's Report and Annual Plan for FY ... , National Cancer Program by National Cancer Institute (U.S.) Pdf

Author : National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Cancer
ISBN : CHI:29583468

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National Cancer Institute Fact Book by National Cancer Institute (U.S.) Pdf

Author : National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Cancer
ISBN : MINN:30000005198035

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NCI Fact Book by National Cancer Institute (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Ira Green,Stanley Cohen,Robert T. McCluskey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015003806943

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Mechanisms of Tumor Immunity by Ira Green,Stanley Cohen,Robert T. McCluskey Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Psychosocial Services to Cancer Patients/Families in a Community Setting
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309134163

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Cancer Care for the Whole Patient by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Psychosocial Services to Cancer Patients/Families in a Community Setting Pdf

Cancer care today often provides state-of-the-science biomedical treatment, but fails to address the psychological and social (psychosocial) problems associated with the illness. This failure can compromise the effectiveness of health care and thereby adversely affect the health of cancer patients. Psychological and social problems created or exacerbated by cancer--including depression and other emotional problems; lack of information or skills needed to manage the illness; lack of transportation or other resources; and disruptions in work, school, and family life--cause additional suffering, weaken adherence to prescribed treatments, and threaten patients' return to health. Today, it is not possible to deliver high-quality cancer care without using existing approaches, tools, and resources to address patients' psychosocial health needs. All patients with cancer and their families should expect and receive cancer care that ensures the provision of appropriate psychosocial health services. Cancer Care for the Whole Patient recommends actions that oncology providers, health policy makers, educators, health insurers, health planners, researchers and research sponsors, and consumer advocates should undertake to ensure that this standard is met.

Author : Keith Block
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780553801149

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Life Over Cancer by Keith Block Pdf

Dr. Keith Block is at the global vanguard of innovative cancer care. As medical director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Evanston, Illinois, he has treated thousands of patients who have lived long, full lives beyond their original prognoses. Now he has distilled almost thirty years of experience into the first book that gives patients a systematic, research-based plan for developing the physical and emotional vitality they need to meet the demands of treatment and recovery. Based on a profound understanding of how body and mind can work together to defeat disease, this groundbreaking book offers: • Innovative approaches to conventional treatments, such as “chronotherapy”–chemotherapy timed to patients’ unique circadian rhythms for enhanced effectiveness and reduced toxicity • Dietary choices that make the biochemical environment hostile to cancer growth and recurrence, and strengthen the immune system’s ability to attack remaining cancer cells • Precise supplement protocols to tame treatment side effects, relieve disease-related symptoms, and modify processes like inflammation and glycemia that can fuel cancer if left untreated • A new paradigm for exercise and stress reduction that restores your strength, reduces anxiety and depression, and supports the body’s own ability to heal • A complete program for remission maintenance–a proactive plan to make sure the cancer never returns Also included are “quick-start” maps to help you find the information you need right now and many case histories that will support and inspire you. Encouraging, compassionate, and authoritative, Life over Cancer is the guide patients everywhere have been waiting for.

Author : Bradford W. Hesse,David Ahern,Ellen Beckjord
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780128022009

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Oncology Informatics by Bradford W. Hesse,David Ahern,Ellen Beckjord Pdf

Oncology Informatics: Using Health Information Technology to Improve Processes and Outcomes in Cancer Care encapsulates National Cancer Institute-collected evidence into a format that is optimally useful for hospital planners, physicians, researcher, and informaticians alike as they collectively strive to accelerate progress against cancer using informatics tools. This book is a formational guide for turning clinical systems into engines of discovery as well as a translational guide for moving evidence into practice. It meets recommendations from the National Academies of Science to "reorient the research portfolio" toward providing greater "cognitive support for physicians, patients, and their caregivers" to "improve patient outcomes." Data from systems studies have suggested that oncology and primary care systems are prone to errors of omission, which can lead to fatal consequences downstream. By infusing the best science across disciplines, this book creates new environments of "Smart and Connected Health." Oncology Informatics is also a policy guide in an era of extensive reform in healthcare settings, including new incentives for healthcare providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" of these technologies to improve system safety, engage patients, ensure continuity of care, enable population health, and protect privacy. Oncology Informatics acknowledges this extraordinary turn of events and offers practical guidance for meeting meaningful use requirements in the service of improved cancer care. Anyone who wishes to take full advantage of the health information revolution in oncology to accelerate successes against cancer will find the information in this book valuable. Presents a pragmatic perspective for practitioners and allied health care professionals on how to implement Health I.T. solutions in a way that will minimize disruption while optimizing practice goals Proposes evidence-based guidelines for designers on how to create system interfaces that are easy to use, efficacious, and timesaving Offers insight for researchers into the ways in which informatics tools in oncology can be utilized to shorten the distance between discovery and practice

Author : National Cancer Policy Board,Institute of Medicine,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine and National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309518796

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Ensuring Quality Cancer Care by National Cancer Policy Board,Institute of Medicine,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Pdf

We all want to believe that when people get cancer, they will receive medical care of the highest quality. Even as new scientific breakthroughs are announced, though, many cancer patients may be getting the wrong care, too little care, or too much care, in the form of unnecessary procedures. How close is American medicine to the ideal of quality cancer care for every person with cancer? Ensuring Quality Cancer Care provides a comprehensive picture of how cancer care is delivered in our nation, from early detection to end-of-life issues. The National Cancer Policy Board defines quality care and recommends how to monitor, measure, and extend quality care to all people with cancer. Approaches to accountability in health care are reviewed. What keeps people from getting care? The book explains how lack of medical coverage, social and economic status, patient beliefs, physician decision-making, and other factors can stand between the patient and the best possible care. The board explores how cancer care is shaped by the current focus on evidence-based medicine, the widespread adoption of managed care, where services are provided, and who provides care. Specific shortfalls in the care of breast and prostate cancer are identified. A status report on health services research is included. Ensuring Quality Cancer Care offers wide-ranging data and information in clear context. As the baby boomers approach the years when most cancer occurs, this timely volume will be of special interest to health policy makers, public and private healthcare purchasers, medical professionals, patient advocates, researchers, and people with cancer.