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Cancer: Treatment, Decision Making & Quality of Life
Breanne Lechner
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Description for Cancer: Treatment, Decision Making & Quality of Life
Hardback. Editor(s): Lechner, Breanne; Chow, Ronald; Pulenzas, Natalie; Popovic, Marko B.; Zhang, Nan; Zhang, Xiaojing; Chow, Edward; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
In early stages of cancer, patients are often presented with treatment options and encouraged to have shared treatment decisions with their oncologists. Shared decision making becomes particularly important, as several treatment options with different possible outcomes and adverse events exist. For example, women with early breast cancer are counseled on the options of mastectomy versus lumpectomy and radiation. The same principle should also apply in late stages of cancer, where cure is usually not possible in patients with widespread metastases. In these cases, the aim of treatment should be to relieve symptoms and suffering. Improving quality of life (QOL) rather ... Read more
In early stages of cancer, patients are often presented with treatment options and encouraged to have shared treatment decisions with their oncologists. Shared decision making becomes particularly important, as several treatment options with different possible outcomes and adverse events exist. For example, women with early breast cancer are counseled on the options of mastectomy versus lumpectomy and radiation. The same principle should also apply in late stages of cancer, where cure is usually not possible in patients with widespread metastases. In these cases, the aim of treatment should be to relieve symptoms and suffering. Improving quality of life (QOL) rather ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
121
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634838634
SKU
V9781634838634
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About Breanne Lechner
Breanne Lechner, MD(C) is a clinical research assistant in the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program at the Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada and also a medical student at the University of Toronto. She was the recipient of the J Frank Brookfield Scholarship from the University of Waterloo in 2012 for excellence in biology. Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, ... Read more
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