Onco-Palliative Care Essentials
- 1st Edition - June 14, 2024
- Authors: Azar Naveen Saleem, Azza Adel Hassan, Ayman Abdel Kader Allam
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 5 1 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 5 2 - 4
Onco-Palliative Care Essentials gives insight into the much-needed specialty to improve the quality of life of cancer patients. With a strong focus on the fundamental essent… Read more
Onco-Palliative Care Essentials gives insight into the much-needed specialty to improve the quality of life of cancer patients. With a strong focus on the fundamental essentials of onco-palliative care, this book covers real-life cases with challenging cultural, existential, and social aspects.
This book introduces the field of onco-palliative care to the reader, focusing on managing complex aspects associated with cancer and its treatment. It also helps the reader regarding approaches for “end of life care and discussion.” This book concludes with challenging care scenarios.
Onco-Palliative Care Essentials is a very useful reference for all who are involved in cancer and palliative care, as well as those who care for cancer and terminally ill patients.
This book introduces the field of onco-palliative care to the reader, focusing on managing complex aspects associated with cancer and its treatment. It also helps the reader regarding approaches for “end of life care and discussion.” This book concludes with challenging care scenarios.
Onco-Palliative Care Essentials is a very useful reference for all who are involved in cancer and palliative care, as well as those who care for cancer and terminally ill patients.
- Introduces the specialty of onco-palliative care
- Explains the concept of providing palliative and support care focusing exclusively on cancer patients
- Gives insights on how to diagnose and manage emergencies in palliative care
- Digs into the differences involved in the legal and ethical practices with respect to the cultural and social diversities
All the physicians and medical students who are involved with Cancer patients such as: Oncologists, Haematologists, Palliative Care physicians, Anaesthesiologists who are involved in cancer pain management, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurses
Chapter 1: Oncopalliative care essentials
Objectives
Chapter 2: Introduction to oncopalliative care
1 Introduction
2 Early integration of palliative care
3 Oncopalliative care: an multidisciplinary team approach
4 Oncopalliative caredobjectives
5 The focus of this book
References
Chapter 3: Common symptoms and management in oncopalliative care
1 Pain
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definition of pain
1.3 A brief overview of cancer pain and its significance in oncopalliative care
1.4 Total pain
1.5 Other common types of cancer pain
1.6 Physiology of cancer pain
1.7 Cancer pain syndromes
1.8 Importance of managing cancer pain
1.9 Opioid receptors and the mechanism of their action
1.10 Common terminologies and definitions regarding opioids
1.11 Assessment of cancer pain
1.12 The pain assessment tools and “OPQRSTUV” rule of pain assessment
1.13 Management of cancer pain
2 Anxiety
2.1 Definition
2.2 Types of anxiety disorders
2.3 Prevalence of anxiety
2.4 Assessment of anxiety
2.5 Nonpharmacologic management of anxiety
2.6 Pharmacological interventions
2.7 Summary and conclusions
3 Depression
3.1 Definition
3.2 Prevalence
3.3 Assessment of depression
3.4 Nonpharmacologic management of depression
3.5 Pharmacologic management of depression
3.6 Summary and conclusions
4 Nausea and vomiting
4.1 Definition
4.2 Prevalence
4.3 Etiology and pathophysiology
4.4 Pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting
4.5 Clinical assessment of nausea and vomiting
4.6 Management of nausea and vomiting
4.7 Summary and conclusions
5 Anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.1 Definition
5.2 Prevalence
5.3 Impact of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.4 Etiology and pathophysiology of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.5 Assessment of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.6 Treatment of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.7 Summary and recommendations
6 Cancer-related fatigue
6.1 Definition
6.2 Prevalence
6.3 Etiology
6.4 Assessment of cancer-related fatigue
6.5 Impact on patients with advanced cancer
6.6 Nonpharmacological management of cancer-related fatigue
6.7 Pharmacological treatment
6.8 Summary and conclusions
7 Dyspnea
7.1 Definition
7.2 Prevalence of dyspnea
7.3 Assessment of dyspnea
7.4 Total Dyspnea
7.5 Management of dyspnea
7.6 Summary and conclusions
8 Delirium
8.1 Definition
8.2 Prevalence of delirium
8.3 Causes of delirium
8.4 Assessment of delirium
8.5 Management of delirium
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References
Chapter 4: Common emergencies in oncopalliative care
1 Introduction
2 Airway obstruction
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Causes
2.3 Presentation
2.4 Assessment
2.5 Management
3 Malignant bowel obstruction
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Causes
3.3 Presentation
3.4 Assessment
3.5 Management
4 Massive hemorrhage
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Common causes
4.3 Presentation
4.4 Assessment
4.5 Management
5 Superior vena cava syndrome
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Causes
5.3 Presentation
5.4 Diagnosis
5.5 Management
5.6 Oncopalliative care approach
6 Neoplastic spinal cord compression
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Causes
6.3 Presentation
6.4 Assessment
6.5 Management
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References
Chapter 5: “End-of-life care”--An art and science
1 “End-of-life care”--Introduction
2 The role of communication in end-of-life care
3 Prognostication
4 Palliative versus hospice care
5 Advance care planning, advance directives, DNAR, and AND
6 Legal and ethical considerations in end-of-life care
7 Cultural and spiritual considerations in end-of-life care
8 Terminal phase of life
9 Grief and bereavement
10 Outcome variables that determine the quality of end-of-life care and experience
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References
Further reading
Chapter 6: Psychosocial aspects in oncopalliative care
1 Psychosocial caredan introduction
2 Psychosocial assessment in oncopalliative care
3 Psychosocial distress and its diagnosis
4 Oncopalliative care triangle for psychosocial support
5 Benefits of psychosocial care
6 Management of psychosocial distress
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References
Chapter 7: Ethical and legal practices in oncopalliative care
1 Ethical aspects in oncopalliative care
2 The paternalistic approach to palliative care
3 The shared decision-making model
4 Determining what is in the best interest of the patients
5 The patient’s surrogate
6 Working with surrogates
7 Futility
8 Conflict of values
9 Advance care planning and advance directives
10 Do not attempt to resuscitate and allow natural death
11 Withdrawing versus withholding life-support treatment
12 Pain management at the end of life
13 Requests from the family to withhold information
14 Legal aspects in oncopalliative care
15 Summary and conclusion
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References
Chapter 8: Challenging case scenarios
1 Introduction
2 Cultural challenges in oncopalliative care
2.1 Scenario 1
2.2 Scenario 2
3 Clinical challenges in oncopalliative care
3.1 Scenario 1
3.2 Scenario 2
4 Spiritual challenges in oncopalliative care
4.1 Scenario 1
4.2 Scenario 2
5 Psychological challenges in oncopalliative care
5.1 Scenario 1
5.2 Scenario 2
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References
Objectives
Chapter 2: Introduction to oncopalliative care
1 Introduction
2 Early integration of palliative care
3 Oncopalliative care: an multidisciplinary team approach
4 Oncopalliative caredobjectives
5 The focus of this book
References
Chapter 3: Common symptoms and management in oncopalliative care
1 Pain
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definition of pain
1.3 A brief overview of cancer pain and its significance in oncopalliative care
1.4 Total pain
1.5 Other common types of cancer pain
1.6 Physiology of cancer pain
1.7 Cancer pain syndromes
1.8 Importance of managing cancer pain
1.9 Opioid receptors and the mechanism of their action
1.10 Common terminologies and definitions regarding opioids
1.11 Assessment of cancer pain
1.12 The pain assessment tools and “OPQRSTUV” rule of pain assessment
1.13 Management of cancer pain
2 Anxiety
2.1 Definition
2.2 Types of anxiety disorders
2.3 Prevalence of anxiety
2.4 Assessment of anxiety
2.5 Nonpharmacologic management of anxiety
2.6 Pharmacological interventions
2.7 Summary and conclusions
3 Depression
3.1 Definition
3.2 Prevalence
3.3 Assessment of depression
3.4 Nonpharmacologic management of depression
3.5 Pharmacologic management of depression
3.6 Summary and conclusions
4 Nausea and vomiting
4.1 Definition
4.2 Prevalence
4.3 Etiology and pathophysiology
4.4 Pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting
4.5 Clinical assessment of nausea and vomiting
4.6 Management of nausea and vomiting
4.7 Summary and conclusions
5 Anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.1 Definition
5.2 Prevalence
5.3 Impact of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.4 Etiology and pathophysiology of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.5 Assessment of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.6 Treatment of anorexiaecachexia syndrome
5.7 Summary and recommendations
6 Cancer-related fatigue
6.1 Definition
6.2 Prevalence
6.3 Etiology
6.4 Assessment of cancer-related fatigue
6.5 Impact on patients with advanced cancer
6.6 Nonpharmacological management of cancer-related fatigue
6.7 Pharmacological treatment
6.8 Summary and conclusions
7 Dyspnea
7.1 Definition
7.2 Prevalence of dyspnea
7.3 Assessment of dyspnea
7.4 Total Dyspnea
7.5 Management of dyspnea
7.6 Summary and conclusions
8 Delirium
8.1 Definition
8.2 Prevalence of delirium
8.3 Causes of delirium
8.4 Assessment of delirium
8.5 Management of delirium
AI disclosure
References
Chapter 4: Common emergencies in oncopalliative care
1 Introduction
2 Airway obstruction
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Causes
2.3 Presentation
2.4 Assessment
2.5 Management
3 Malignant bowel obstruction
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Causes
3.3 Presentation
3.4 Assessment
3.5 Management
4 Massive hemorrhage
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Common causes
4.3 Presentation
4.4 Assessment
4.5 Management
5 Superior vena cava syndrome
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Causes
5.3 Presentation
5.4 Diagnosis
5.5 Management
5.6 Oncopalliative care approach
6 Neoplastic spinal cord compression
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Causes
6.3 Presentation
6.4 Assessment
6.5 Management
AI disclosure
References
Chapter 5: “End-of-life care”--An art and science
1 “End-of-life care”--Introduction
2 The role of communication in end-of-life care
3 Prognostication
4 Palliative versus hospice care
5 Advance care planning, advance directives, DNAR, and AND
6 Legal and ethical considerations in end-of-life care
7 Cultural and spiritual considerations in end-of-life care
8 Terminal phase of life
9 Grief and bereavement
10 Outcome variables that determine the quality of end-of-life care and experience
AI disclosure
References
Further reading
Chapter 6: Psychosocial aspects in oncopalliative care
1 Psychosocial caredan introduction
2 Psychosocial assessment in oncopalliative care
3 Psychosocial distress and its diagnosis
4 Oncopalliative care triangle for psychosocial support
5 Benefits of psychosocial care
6 Management of psychosocial distress
AI disclosure
References
Chapter 7: Ethical and legal practices in oncopalliative care
1 Ethical aspects in oncopalliative care
2 The paternalistic approach to palliative care
3 The shared decision-making model
4 Determining what is in the best interest of the patients
5 The patient’s surrogate
6 Working with surrogates
7 Futility
8 Conflict of values
9 Advance care planning and advance directives
10 Do not attempt to resuscitate and allow natural death
11 Withdrawing versus withholding life-support treatment
12 Pain management at the end of life
13 Requests from the family to withhold information
14 Legal aspects in oncopalliative care
15 Summary and conclusion
AI disclosure
References
Chapter 8: Challenging case scenarios
1 Introduction
2 Cultural challenges in oncopalliative care
2.1 Scenario 1
2.2 Scenario 2
3 Clinical challenges in oncopalliative care
3.1 Scenario 1
3.2 Scenario 2
4 Spiritual challenges in oncopalliative care
4.1 Scenario 1
4.2 Scenario 2
5 Psychological challenges in oncopalliative care
5.1 Scenario 1
5.2 Scenario 2
AI disclosure
References
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 14, 2024
- Language: English
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Azar Naveen Saleem
Dr. Azar Naveen Saleem graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (Al-Ameen Medical College) in India. In 2013, he started his career in the medical field as a resident in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. He played a significant role in developing Qatar’s first rehabilitation strategy during his tenure. Dr. Saleem also co-authored the first proposal for establishing traffic medicine in Qatar. Dr. Saleem completed his research externship at Mary Breckinridge Hospital, USA in 2010, followed by an Internal Medicine residency at Hamad Medical Corporation. After that, he pursued a fellowship in Palliative Medicine at the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) in Qatar. In 2018, he gained additional expertise through hospice training at St. Richards Hospice in Worcestershire, UK. As a Consultant at NCCCR, Dr. Saleem has made significant contributions to the field of palliative care, with multiple publications and chapters in respected textbooks on the subject.
Affiliations and expertise
Hamad Medical Corporation, Palliative Medicine, HMC, Doha, QatarAH
Azza Adel Hassan
Dr. Azza Adel Hassan graduated from Alexandria University, Egypt in 1986 and holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Oncology. She is certified by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM) since 2003 and currently serves as the Program Director of the Supportive and Palliative Care Unit at NCCCR, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. Dr. Hassan has extensive experience having worked as an Assistant Consultant for Palliative Care Medicine at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) for six years before joining NCCCR. She is actively involved in various professional societies, including the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer), and has made significant contributions to clinical oncology and palliative medicine as evidenced by her numerous publications.
Affiliations and expertise
Hamad Medical Corporation, Palliative Medicine, HMC, Doha, QatarAA
Ayman Abdel Kader Allam
Dr. Ayman Allam is a Senior Consultant in Palliative Care at the Medical Oncology Department, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, MC, Qatar, and a professor of Radiation Oncology at the National Cancer Institute of Cairo, Egypt. He holds a Ph.D. in Radiation Oncology from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. With a substantial body of work in clinical oncology and palliative medicine, Dr. Allam has made noteworthy contributions through numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Hamad Medical Corporation, National Cancer Institute of Cairo, Cairo, EgyptRead Onco-Palliative Care Essentials on ScienceDirect