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Cachexia-anorexia in cancer patients / edited by Eduardo Bruera and Irene Higginson.

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Cachexia-anorexia in cancer patients / edited by Eduardo Bruera and Irene Higginson.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Bruera, Eduardo.
  • Higginson, Irene.
Description
x, 197 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Oxford medical publications
Uniform Title
Oxford medical publications.
Subject
  • Anorexia > therapy
  • Anorexia
  • Cachexia > etiology
  • Cachexia > therapy
  • Cachexia
  • Cancer > Complications
  • Cancer > Nutritional aspects
  • Neoplasms > complications
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical refernces and index.
Contents
  • 1. The pathophysiology of cachexia in advanced cancer and AIDS / Kevin G. Billingsley and H. Richard Alexander -- 2. Chronic nausea / Jose Pereira and Eduardo Bruera -- 3. Oral complications of advanced cancer / Carla Ripamonti, Alberto Sbanotto and Franco De Conno -- 4. Asthenia - Cachexia / Hans Neuenschwander and Eduardo Bruera -- 5. Clinical epidemiology of cancer cachexia / Robert Dunlop -- 6. The assessment of the nutritional status, calorie intake, and appetite of patients with advanced cancer / Rachel Burman and Joe Chamberlain -- 7. Indications and ethical considerations in the hydration of patients with advanced cancer / Neil MacDonald and Robin Fainsinger -- 8. Enteral and parenteral nutrition in cancer patients / Antonio Vigano and Eduardo Bruera -- 9. Pharmacological approach to cancer anorexia and cachexia / Robin Fainsinger -- 10. Methods for artificial feeding and drainage of the gastrointestinal tract / Carla Ripamonti and Brett T. Gemlo --
  • 11. Cachexia in context: the interactions among anorexia, pain, and other symptoms / Jane Ingham and Russell Portenoy -- 12. Psychological impact of cancer cachexia on the patient and family / Irene Higginson and Catherine Winget -- 13. Practical concepts for clinicians / Irene Higginson and Eduardo Bruera.
ISBN
0192625403 (hbk)
LCCN
96001506
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries