Supportive Care in Cancer Patients II

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Opening Remarks....Pages 1-1
News in Managing Cancer Pain: An Overview....Pages 2-7
Cancer Pain: Pathogenesis, Therapy, and Assessment....Pages 8-23
Opiate-Resistant Pain: A Therapeutic Dilemma....Pages 24-35
Effective Pain Control in Cancer Patients in the Home Care Setting....Pages 36-42
Is the Therapeutic Use of Opioids Adversely Affected by Prejudice and Law?....Pages 43-50
Treatment of Severe Cancer Pain by Continuous Infusion of Subcutaneous Opioids....Pages 51-57
Coping with Cancer Pain....Pages 58-67
Controlling Emesis in Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy....Pages 68-85
5-Hydroxytryptamine-3 Antagonists: A New Class of Potent Antiemetics in Cancer Therapy....Pages 86-90
Present Role of Corticosteroids as Antiemetics....Pages 91-100
Use of Nonpharmacological Techniques to Prevent Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting....Pages 101-107
Optimizing Palliative Surgical Support of Cancer Patients with Visceral Obstructions....Pages 108-114
Sexuality: An Unknown Word for Patients with a Stoma?....Pages 115-120
Cytokines and Hematopoietins: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Potential as Therapeutic Agents....Pages 121-140
Hemopoietic Growth Factors in the Treatment of Acute Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Syndromes....Pages 141-154
Recombinant Human GM-CSF in Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase I/II Study....Pages 155-161
Recombinant Human Interleukin-3 in Patients with Hematopoietic Failure....Pages 162-172
Recombinant Human Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor for the Intensification of Cytostatic Treatment in Advanced Cancer....Pages 173-181
The Potential for the Use of Colony-Stimulating Factors in Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation....Pages 182-188
Surgical Experiences with 191 Implanted Venous Port-a-Cath Systems....Pages 189-197
Phase II Study of Intra-arterial Fluorouracil and Mitomycin-C for Liver Metastases of Colorectal Cancer....Pages 198-204
Maintenance and Care of Patients with Drug Delivery Systems....Pages 205-207
Implantable Devices in Patients with Haematological Diseases....Pages 208-214
Home Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy: New Technologies....Pages 215-222
Socioeconomic Aspects of an Implantable Drug Delivery Device....Pages 223-232
Strategies and Needs for Nutritional Support in Cancer Surgery....Pages 233-248
Tumor Anorexia: Causes, Assessment, Treatment....Pages 249-259
Nutritional Support of Patients with Advanced Cancer....Pages 260-265
Food Service Provisions for the Cancer Patient....Pages 266-268
Percutaneous Endoscopically Guided Gastrostomy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer....Pages 269-282
Prevention of Radiogenic Side Effects Using Glutamine-Enriched Elemental Diets....Pages 283-285
Diet to Prevent Gastrointestinal Cancer?....Pages 286-292
Alternative Dietary Therapies in Cancer Patients....Pages 293-295
Psychological Aspects of Malnutrition in Cancer Patients....Pages 296-300
A Model for the Development of Psychosocial Interventions....Pages 301-312
Aspects of Nonverbal Communication....Pages 313-320
Alterations of Host Defenses: The Key to the Multifaceted Spectrum of Infections in Immunocompromised Patients....Pages 321-328
Spectrum and Treatment of Bacterial Infections in Cancer Patients with Granulocytopenia....Pages 329-336
Prevention of Infections in Granulocytopenic Patients by Fluorinated Quinolones....Pages 337-346
Influence of Infusion Time on the Acute Toxicity of Amphotericin B: Results of a Randomized Double-Blind Study....Pages 347-352
New Antiviral Drugs for Treatment of Viral Infections in Immunocompromised Patients....Pages 353-359
Prevention, Early Detection, and Management of Oncologic Emergencies....Pages 360-365
Relief from Respiratory Distress in Advanced Cancer Patients....Pages 366-377
Treatment and Support in Confusional States....Pages 378-392
Palliative Care: A New Reality in Medicine....Pages 393-398
Cure and Care: Interaction Between Cancer Centers and Palliative Care Units....Pages 399-407
Optimizing Palliative Nursing Skills by Education....Pages 408-413
Education and Palliative Care: A Different Approach....Pages 414-422
Palliative Care in German Hospice: The Medical and Psychological Concept of the Christophorus-Haus....Pages 423-425
Parental Death: A Preventive Intervention....Pages 426-431
Optimising Beravement Outcome: Reading the Road Ahead....Pages 432-436
Rehabilitation of the Person with Cancer....Pages 437-441
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of the Laryngectomee....Pages 442-449
Spiritual Support and Palliative Cancer Care....Pages 450-453
Back Matter....Pages 454-465