Caregiving: A Step-By-Step Resource for Caring for People With Cancer at Home
Each year, millions of Americans receive therapeutic treatments for cancer, often on an outpatient basis. With shorter hospital stays the norm, patients are home sooner. Dealing with the stressors that a serious, possibly life-threatening illness places on individuals and their loved ones is complicated, confusing, and energy-draining. Written for caregivers, this updated and revised version of Home Care Guide for Cancer explains each major kind of cancer treatment, obstacles to recovery, when it is time to call in professional help, plentiful examples of how individuals can help their loved ones, and how to adjust your plan of action as needed. Also addressed are topics such as managing care by involving other family members and using available community resources, emotional conditions such as anxiety or depression, and the most common physical side effects of cancer treatments such as nausea, pain, and fatigue and how to cope with them. A six-step plan for successfully solving problems forms the backbone of each chapter. Chockfull of sensible and reassuring information, this guide is easily accessible to the average reader. A good glossary and extensive resource section are included. (Index not seen.) Recommended.DAnne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp. Lib., NYCopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.