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Chemotherapy Regimens and Cancer Care


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Alan D. Langerak
Cancer Care Associates

Luke P. Dreisbach
University of Arizona

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ISBN: 978-1-57059-670-4
Pub date: 2001-01-01
209 pages
34 tables


About this book

This handbook is a concise, thorough, and portable reference guide to the multitude of complex chemotherapy protocols and other frequently utilized medications in the field of Hematology/Oncology. Its inclusion of commonly used oncology regimens, guidelines for supportive care during administration and sections on pain control, antibiotic use and antiemesis guidelines set it apart from other "chemotherapy handbooks". The authors have prepared this book with the intention of improving the care of those suffering from cancer.

Table of contents

Brain Cancer

Breast Cancer

Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

Endocrine Cancer

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Genitourinary Cancer

Head and Neck

Hematologic Malignancies

Lung Cancer

Malignant Melanoma

Sarcoma

Supportive Care

Hematology Drugs

Chemotherapeutic Drug Toxicities and Mechanisms of Action

Hematology/Oncology Drug Costs

Appendix - Miscellaneous Formulas


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