Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology

Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology serves as a practical tool and rapid reference to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues. Containing the most recent advances in translational palliative care research, each chapter is organized in a succinct fashion to discuss major symptom burdens, suggested assessment, and various management options. Each symptom and disease section is written to be a rapid, practical guide for clinicians on the floor.

The book starts with general approaches in palliative radiation oncology that are followed by a section that focuses on common symptoms in palliative care and their management. The next section of the book is devoted to site and disease-specific evaluation, intervention, and management.

This handbook provides general guidelines and management recommendations for common clinical vignettes encountered by palliative radiation oncology practitioners and supported by palliative radiation oncology research. Concise references are cited to support treatment recommendation.

Provides a quick reference for the busy clinicianDetails standard of care resources for researchers of palliative and supportive careContains updated standards of care for palliative medicine and a list of common medications and dosagesIncludes a comprehensive index by symptom and condition to facilitate quick reference

Part I: Issues in Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology 1. General Approach to Palliative Care and Palliative Radiation Oncology 2. Communication 3. Prognostication in Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy 4. Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Advance Care Planning, and Advance Directives 5. Palliative Care Assessment

Part II: Symptom Management for Palliative Radiation Oncology Practitioners 6. Pain Management 7. GI Symptoms: Radiation-Induced Adverse Effects 8. Management of Dyspnea and Central Airway Obstruction in Patients With Malignancy 9. Malignant Bleeding 10. Skin Toxicity in Palliative Radiation Therapy

Part III: Disease-Specific Management for Palliative Radiation Oncology Practitioners 11. Palliative Radiotherapy for Brain Metastasis 12. Palliative Radiotherapy for Malignant Epidural Spinal Cord Compression 13. Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastasis 14. Site-Specific Symptom Management: Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced and Metastatic Lung Cancer 15. Palliative Radiation Oncology for Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies 16. Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced and Metastatic Gynecologic and Genitourinary Malignancies 17. Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced and Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers and Skin Metastases