Oncology in Primary Care

Oncology in Primary Care is for primary care clinicians who need practical and concise information on caring for their patients with cancer. Written in an easy-to-browse format, chapters cover risk factors, prevention, screening, prognosis, and surveillance strategies—valuable information that helps primary care clinicians advise their patients regarding therapeutic and end-of-life decisions and become true partners in the care of their patients with cancer. Each chapter also includes an abundance of figures and tables to help clinicians find quick answers to questions commonly encountered in the primary care setting. Plus, a companion website is available allowing easy accessibility to the content. FEATURES: • Includes a glossary of common cancer-related terms and an annotated list of internet and community resources for cancer care • Provides rapid access to essential information needed to assist in the treatment of complications of cancer therapy • Emphasizes prognosis, long-term effects of therapy, survivorship, and surveillance to help the primary care clinician manage co-morbid conditions and advise patients regarding therapeutic and end-of-life decisions • Includes access to full text and image bank online CONTENTS Section I: Cancer Prevention and Care—The Evolving Role of Primary Care 1. The Role of the Primary Care Provider in Cancer Prevention and Care 2. The Risk of Cancer in the United States and Globally: Implications for Primary Care Clinicians Section II: Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention 3. Genetic Risk and the Management of High-Risk Individuals 4. Medical Approaches to Cancer Prevention 5. Smoking 6. Infections and Inflammation 7. Chemicals and Radiation 8. Obesity and Physical Activity 9. Nutrition  Section III: Cancer Screening 10. Principles of Cancer Screening 11. Breast Cancer Screening 12. Screening for Gynecologic Malignancies 13. Colorectal Screening 14. Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma 15. Barretts Esophagus and Screening for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma 16. Skin Cancer Screening 17. Prostate Cancer Screening 18. Lung Cancer Screening Section IV: Clinical Presentations of Cancer 19. Does My Patient Have Cancer? Presenting Symptoms 20. Common Paraneoplastic Syndromes 21. Incidentally Found Cancers 22. Principles of Cancer Diagnosis and Staging Section V: Management and Treatment of the Patient With Cancer 23. Oncologic Emergencies 24. Pain Management 25. Nausea and Vomiting 26. Diarrhea and Constipation 27. Shortness of Breath and Pleural Effusion 28. Fatigue, Depression and Anxiety 29. Anorexia and Weight Loss 30. Mucositis 31. Anemia, Leukopenia and Thrombocytopenia 32. Hypercoagulable States Associated with Cancer 33. The Perioperative Management of the Patient with Cancer 34. Communication with Cancer Patients 35. Principles of Hospice and Palliative Care 36. Rehabilitation in Cancer Patients 37. Principles of Anti-Neoplastic Therapy Section VI: Cancer Survivorship 38. Cancer Survivors, Oncologists, and Primary Care Givers 39. Cardiac and Pulmonary Sequelae of Cancer and its Treatment 40. Bone Health 41. Fertility 42. Sexual Dysfunction 43. Endocrinopathy 44. Neurocognitive Effects of Cancer and its Therapy 45. Survivors of Childhood Cancers 46. Survivors of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 47. Social and Psychological Sequelae of Cancer Section VII: Cancers of Individual Sites 48. Head and Neck Cancer 49. Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Thymoma 50. Gastric and Esophageal Cancers 51. Cancers of the Pancreas and Hepatobiliary Tracts 52. Colorectal Cancer 53. Anal Cancer 54. Liver Cancer 55. Prostate Cancer 56. Bladder Cancer 57. Kidney Cancer 58. Cancers of the Testicle, Urethra, and Penis 59. Breast Cancer 60. Gynecologic Cancers 61. Skin Cancers 62. Lymphoma 63. Plasma Cell Disorders 64. Acute Leukemias and Myelodysplasia 65. Myeloproliferative Disorders 66. Soft Tissue and Bone Cancers 67. Cancers of the Nervous System 68. Endocrine Cancers 69. Cancer of Unknown Primary 70. HIV and Other Immunosuppression Related Malignancies 71. Common Childhood Cancers Glossary of Common Cancer-Related Terms Appendix—Useful Internet and Community Resources for Cancer Care