Onco-Palliative Care Essentials

Onco-Palliative Care Essentials gives insight into the much-needed specialty to improve the quality of life of cancer patients. With a strong focus the fundamental essentials of onco-palliative care, the book covers real-life cases with challenging cultural, existential, and social aspects. Onco-Palliative Care Essentials introduces the field of Onco-Palliative care to the reader, focusing on managing complex aspects associated with cancer and its treatment. It also helps the reader regarding approaches for 'End of life care and discussion. The book concludes with challenging care scenarios. Onco-Palliative Care Essentials is a very useful reference for the all who are involved in cancer and palliative care, as well as those who care for the cancer and terminally ill patients. • Introduces the specialty of onco-palliative care• Explains the concept of providing palliative and support care focusing exclusively on cancer patients. • Gives insights on how to diagnose and manage emergencies in palliative care• Digs into the differences involved in the legal and ethical practices with respect to the cultural and social diversities

Dr. Azar Naveen Saleem graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (Al-Ameen Medical College) in India. In 2013, he started his career in the medical field as a resident in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. He played a significant role in developing Qatar's first rehabilitation strategy during his tenure. Dr. Saleem also co-authored the first proposal for establishing traffic medicine in Qatar. Dr. Saleem completed his research externship at Mary Breckinridge Hospital, USA in 2010, followed by an Internal Medicine residency at Hamad Medical Corporation. After that, he pursued a fellowship in Palliative Medicine at the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) in Qatar. In 2018, he gained additional expertise through hospice training at St. Richards Hospice in Worcestershire, UK. As a Consultant at NCCCR, Dr. Saleem has made significant contributions to the field of palliative care, with multiple publications and chapters in respected textbooks on the subject.