Manual of Cancer Treatment Recovery: What the Practitioner Needs to Know and Do

"Manual of Cancer Treatment Recovery" guides the practitioner to understanding the issues involved in the care of cancer survivors. "Manual of Cancer Treatment Recovery" teaches the practitioner how to guide patients and families in setting up and using a recovery plan; how to coordinate with other clinicians involved in the patient's management; and how to develop a directed survivorship program in their practice. Divided into three sections the book covers what one needs to know about survivorship, how to implement effective survivorship care, and how to work with patients utilizing the LEARN System (Living, Education, Activity, Rest, Nutrition), Dr. Fleishman developed. An appendix includes worksheet templates for the provider to give the patient to help in organizing and understanding the recovery plan. It offers practical guidance to development of a directed cancer survivorship program in your practice by a recognized expert in this area. It offers coordination of practitioner with other specialists and primary care providers. It offers guidance for patients with stable or progressive disease and also addresses issues in end of life care as part of the care trajectory. It is a brief, easy to use guide for the practitioner for the management of the recovering cancer patient.