Bibliograph

Caregiving, a step-by-step resource for caring for the person with cancer at home, editors, Peter S. Houts, Julia A. Bucher

Type

Label

Caregiving, a step-by-step resource for caring for the person with cancer at home, editors, Peter S. Houts, Julia A. Bucher

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Caregiving

Oclc number

51553132

Responsibility statement

editors, Peter S. Houts, Julia A. Bucher

Sub title

a step-by-step resource for caring for the person with cancer at home

Table Of Contents

How to use this book -- How to read the chapters -- A six-step approach to problem solving -- Cancer treatments -- Surgery -- Chemotherapy -- Radiation therapy -- Biological therapies -- Hormone therapy -- Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplants -- Clinical trials -- Paying for treatments -- Managing care -- Understanding caregiving -- Helping children understand -- Coordinating care from one treatment setting to another -- Getting help from community agencies and volunteer groups -- Getting information from medical staff -- Emotional conditions -- Anxiety -- Depression -- Physical conditions -- Appetite -- Bleeding -- Cancer pain -- Confusion and seizures -- Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Fever and infections -- Mouth conditions -- Nausea and vomiting -- Skin conditions -- Vein conditions -- Living with cancer and cancer treatments -- Hair loss -- Lymphedema -- Mobility (moving around the house) -- Ostomies and prostheses -- Sexual conditions -- Tiredness and fatigue

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