Home | Community | Get Involved | Donate | | Site Index | Search Go Button
The mark, American Cancer Society, is a registered trademark of the American Cancer Society, Inc., and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, sublicensed, altered, stored for subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without ACS's prior written consent.
 
My Planner Register | Sign In Sign In


Coping with Physical & Emotional Changes
 
    Chemotherapy Effects
    Radiation Therapy Effects
    Pain
    Managing Care at Home
    Nutrition for Cancer Patients
    Long-term Physical Changes
    Anxiety, Fear, and Depression
    Coping with Cancer in Everyday Life
    Coping with Grief and Loss
    Listen With Your Heart
    Coping Tools and Quizzes
    Stories of Hope
    Feeling Good About Your Appearance
   
   
   
References

American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society's Guide to Pain Control: Understanding and Managing Cancer Pain, Revised ed. American Cancer Society: Atlanta, 2004.

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. RT Answers. Accessed at www.rtanswers.org on February 29, 2008.

Anonymous. Patient Notes from Postgraduate Medicine Online: Nocturnal Leg Cramps. Vol III, (2) 2002. Accessed at www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/02_02/pn_legcramps.htm. on September 13, 2004.

Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, et al (Eds). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Camp-Sorrell D, Hawkins RA. Clinical Manual for the Oncology Advanced Practice Nurse, Second Ed. Pittsburgh: Oncology Nursing Society, 2006.

Cope DG, Reb AM. An Evidence-Based Approach to the Treatment and Care of the Older Adult with Cancer. Pittsburgh: Oncology Nursing Society, 2006.

Houts PS, Bucher JA. Caregiving, Revised ed. Atlanta: American Cancer Society, 2003.

Kaplan M. Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses. Pittsburgh: Oncology Nursing Society, 2006.

Kuebler KK, Berry PH, Heidrich DE. End-of-Life Care: Clinical Practice Guidelines. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co. 2002.

National Cancer Institute. Gene Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers. Accessed at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/gene on February 25, 2008.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network and The American Cancer Society. Cancer-Related Fatigue and Anemia: Treatment guidelines for patients, version II. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society, 2003.

Oncology Nursing Society. Symptoms. Accessed at www.cancersymptoms.org on March 4, 2008.

Ripamonti C, Bruera E. Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Advanced Cancer Patients. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Valentino J. Tracheostomy, Adult. Accessed at http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/patiented/ed/Tracheostomy,%20Adult%20June%202003.pdf. on March 4, 2008.

Varricchio CG. A Cancer Source Book for Nurses, 8th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2004.

Yarbro CH, Frogge MH, Goodman M. Cancer Symptom Management, 3rd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2004.

Go back to Caring for the Patient with Cancer at Home: A Guide for Patients and Families.

Last Medical Review: 04/27/2009
Last Revised: 04/27/2009

Printer-Friendly Page
Email this Page
Related Tools & Topics
Learn About Cancer  
Building a Support Network  
Tools to Monitor Treatment  
Circle Of Sharing: Personalize Your Cancer Information  
Not registered yet?
  Register now or see reasons to register.  
Help |  About ACS |  Employment & Volunteer Opportunities |  Legal & Privacy Information |  Press Room
Copyright 2009 © American Cancer Society, Inc.
All content and works posted on this website are owned and
copyrighted by the American Cancer Society, Inc. All rights reserved.