Supportive Oncology, by Drs. Davis, Feyer, Ortner, and Zimmermann, is your
practical guide to improving your patients' quality of life and overall outcomes
by integrating palliative care principles into the scope of clinical oncologic
practice at all points along their illness trajectories. A multidisciplinary
editorial team, representing the dual perspectives of palliative medicine and
oncology, offers expert guidance on how to effectively communicate diagnoses and
prognoses with cancer patients and their families, set treatment goals, and
manage symptoms through pharmacological therapies, as well as
non-pharmacological therapies and counselling when appropriate. The complete
contents are available on www.expertconsult.com.