Manual of Cancer Treatment Recovery

Drawing on some 30 years of experience, Fleishman provides fellow practitioners with a practical guide to help patients, families, and the treatment team anticipate needs before they arise. Written for providers in all settings, from solo community-based practices to large cancer research hospitals, the text focuses on maintaining quality of life at the time of diagnosis and in tandem with treatment. Three sections outline what the practitioner needs to know about survivorship, implementing effective survivorship care in practice, and using Fleishman's five-point LEARN System--Living, Education, Activity, Rest and sleep, Nutrition--framework to help patients organize their efforts. The book also includes an extensive selection of reproducible patient and family worksheets. The text can be used independently or as a companion to Fleishman's patient-centered resource, Learn to Live Through Cancer. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Stewart Fleishman, MD is the former Director of Cancer Supportive Services at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York and the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Continuum Hospice Care-Jacob Perlow Hospice. He was actively involved in research focused on quality of life and symptom control in people with cancer, and serves on national committees dedicated to this work. Originally specializing in psychiatry, Dr. Fleishman's practice was focused on pain management, symptom control and palliative care. He is Board Certified in both Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Psychiatry/Neurology.