Oncology
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Physiotherapy is an autonomous profession concerned with the care, management and rehabilitation of patients. These principles apply to the management of patients with cancer through all care and rehabilitation programmes from diagnosis to the end of life. Physiotherapists conduct ongoing assessment of the needs of this patient group and their carers, in order to apply skilled interventions, which are vital for patients’ independence, functional capacity and quality of life. The role of the physiotherapist, as an essential member of the multi-disciplinary team is key to the successful rehabilitation and management of patients with cancer and palliative care needs. The absence of physiotherapy intervention would be detrimental to patient care and the ability of the patient/family to cope with the effects of the disease or its treatment on their functional capacity and quality of life[1].
Physiology[edit | edit source]
Oncology is the branch of medicine that involves the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of cancer. Cancer describes the abnormal growth of cells that results in a large mass known as a tumour. Malignant tumours can spread into and invade surrounding tissues and in some cases the cells can break off and travel to other areas of the body. Benign tumours on the other hand do not invade surround tissues and do not continue to grow once they have been removed.
Conditions[edit | edit source]
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Chemotherapy Side Effects & Syndromes
- Chondroblastoma
- Colorectal Cancer
- Ewing's Sarcoma
- Gastric Cancer
- Giant Cell Tumor
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Malignant Melanoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Neuroblastoma
- Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Osteoblastoma
- Osteochondroma
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome
- Radiation Side Effects and Syndromes
- Renal Cancer
- Skeletal Metastases
- Testicular Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
Examination[edit | edit source]
Interventions[edit | edit source]
Outcome Measures[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Role of Physiotherapy for People with Cancer - CSP Position Statement. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, July 2003. Available at http://www.csp.org.uk/uploads/documents/csp_statement_physioandcancer.pdf. Retrieved 10/7/2010
