Physicians are increasingly recognizing that helping cancer patients to feel good about themselves and about their appearance can be of vital importance in giving them the emotional support and psychological resilience to survive and recover from the side effects of the disease and its treatment. Aesthetic physicians are in a prime position to help a cancer patient with the side effects and recover lost volume, hydration, and pigmentation in skin, nails, and hair, as well as to advise on nutrition, prostheses, and complementary therapies. This pioneering volume will be an important resource that brings together expertise in this area and the practical details a physician will need.

Contents

۱. The Oncological Patient and Aesthetic Medicine: The Bonded Approach
۲. Challenges for Oncology: Prevention, Palliation, and Survival
۳. Cancer as a Chronic Disease
۴. Clinical Record: Oncological Screening
۵. Tumor Markers
۶. The Psychological Approach: The Healing Power of Image and Comprehensive Assistance to Cancer Patients
۷. The Role of the Family
۸. The Oncological Patient Environment: Legal Framework and Ethics
۹. Radiotherapy: The Prevention of Secondary Effects, Radiodermatitis, and Long-Term Toxicity
۱۰. Prevention and Treatment of Dermatological Secondary Effects of Cancer Therapy
۱۱. Prevention and Treatment of Adverse Effects of Antineoplastic Therapy and of Delayed-Onset Side Effects: Prevention and Treatment of Hair Loss
۱۲. Melatonin for Prevention and Treatment of Complications Associated with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy: Implications for Cancer Stem Cell Differentiation
۱۳. Chronic Antineoplastic Therapies and Their Impact on Quality of Life
۱۴. Interactions with Medical-Aesthetic Treatments
۱۵. Medical-Aesthetic Treatments in the Survivor Patient
۱۶. Medical-Aesthetic Treatments in Oncology Patients
۱۷. Facial Medical-Aesthetic Treatments in Oncology Patients
۱۸. Filler Materials: Indications, Contraindications, and Special Considerations in Oncology Patients
۱۹. Aesthetic-Medical Treatments during the Disease: What Is the Plan?
۲۰. The Role of the Aesthetic Doctor in Follow-Up of the Oncology Patient
۲۱. Medico-Aesthetic Collaboration
۲۲. Dietetics and Nutrition in Oncology Patients: Evaluation of Nutritional Status, Weight Control, and Nutrigenomics
۲۳. Nutrition: Diet Therapy and Nutritional Supplements
۲۴. Introduction to Vascular Complications in Oncology Patients
۲۵. Anatomy of Lymphatic Drainage of the Limbs
۲۶. Prevention and Treatment of Secondary Lymphedema of Extremities, Early Diagnosis of Lymphostasis, and Postsurgical Prevention and Conservative Treatment of Lymphedema
۲۷. Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism
۲۸. Cosmetic-Medical Treatments
۲۹. Micropigmentation Applied to Oncology Patients
۳۰. Photoprotection in Oncology Patients
۳۱. Scar Care after Surgical Treatment in Oncology Patients
۳۲. Cancer and Physical Exercise
۳۳. Ozone Therapy in Oncology Patients
۳۴. Thermal Treatments in Postcancer Care