Cancer Rehabilitation

Designed for the busy practitioner, Cancer provides succinct coverage of the assessment and treatment of a multitude of rehabilitation issues as they uniquely affect cancer patients. Broken into four sections with 66 alphabetically arranged topics, this go-to reference addresses the key concerns in cancer rehabilitation ranging from basic principles, exercise, and therapy interventions to acupuncture, massage, and end-of-life care. Primary conditions covered include bone marrow transplant, brain disease and tumours, hematologic cancer, metastatic bone disease, neurofibromatosis, and spinal cord compression. The largest section of the book is devoted to the myriad disease or treatment-related symptoms and medical issues endemic in the cancer population such as pain, anaemia, anorexia, cognitive dysfunction, chemotherapy-related problems and radiation effects, lymphedema, fatigue, malnutrition, sleep disorders, spasticity, and much more. Every entry is standardised for quick look-up in the office or clinic, and features description, etiology, risk factors, clinical features, natural history, diagnosis, red flags, treatment, prognosis, helpful hints and suggested readings. Ki Y. Shin, MD, Associate Professor and Section Chief, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, UAS. As head of MD Anderson's cancer rehabilitation division (probably the most mature such programme in the country) and a sought-after speaker and researcher, Dr. Shin is uniquely qualified to edit this volume and will bring in a strong multi-disciplinary group of contributors.