The Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook
By- David Fischer, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- M. Knobf, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Oncology Nursing, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
- Henry Durivage, PharmD, Director of Clinical Affairs, Theradex Systems, Inc, Princeton, NJ
- Nancy Beaulieu, RPh, BCOP, Staff Affiliate, Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Here's a comprehensive, yet compact and practical guide to the care and chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer patients. It encompasses all major chemotherapeutic agents and combinations, investigational and newly approved drugs, and describes their mechanisms of action, indications, metabolism, dose, administration, toxicity, and drug interactions and incompatibilities. The 6th Edition includes more than 75 new drug regiments as well as a new chapter on medication errors and safety.
Paperback, 640 Pages
Published: May 2003
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-01890-6
Contents
- 1. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
2. Clinical TrialsPrinciples and Applications
3. Chemotherapy Medication Safety
4. Chemotherapy Drugs and the Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer
5. Biotherapy
6. Cancer Chemotherapy Administration
7. Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy
8. Ethical Considerations in Cancer
9. Cancer Pain Management
10. High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Support
11. Organ System Toxicity
