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Tele-oncology

Editors:

  1. Giovanna Gatti

    1. European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy

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  2. Gabriella Pravettoni

    1. Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  3. Fabio Capello

    1. Pediatric Department Cumberland Infirmary, North Cumbria University Hospitals, Carlisle, United Kingdom

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  • Explains how telemedicine can improve cancer care, quality of life and survival rates
  • Adopts a patient-centered focus rather than merely presenting solutions that will soon become outdated
  • Written by leading experts in the field

Part of the book series: TELe-Health (TEHE)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Gabriella Pravettoni, Claudio Lucchiari
    Pages 1-3

  3. Cognitive Science in Telemedicine: From Psychology to Artificial Intelligence

    • Gabriella Pravettoni, Raffaella Folgieri, Claudio Lucchiari
    Pages 5-22

  5. Telemedicine in Senology

    • Alberto Luini, Giovanna Maria Gatti
    Pages 39-42

  6. Teleoncology and Children

    • Fabio Capello
    Pages 43-49

  7. Teleoncology in Developing Countries

    • Fabio Capello
    Pages 51-61

  8. Hi-Tech, R&D, and Oncology

    • Fabio Capello
    Pages 63-72

  9. Web Technologies in Oncology

    • Andrea E. Naimoli
    Pages 73-78

  10. Wide Computing in Oncology

    • Andrea E. Naimoli
    Pages 79-84

  11. e-Ducation and Information in the Internet Era

    • Giovanna Maria Gatti, Fabio Capello
    Pages 85-89
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About this book

This book explains how telemedicine can offer solutions capable of improving the care and survival rates of cancer patients and can also help patients to live a normal life in spite of their condition. Different fields of application – community, hospital and home based – are examined, and detailed attention is paid to the use of tele-oncology in rural/extreme rural settings and in developing countries. The impact of new technologies and the opportunities afforded by the social web are both discussed. The concluding chapters consider eLearning in relation to cancer care and assess the scope for education to improve prevention. No medical condition can shatter people’s lives as cancer does today and the need to develop strategies to reduce the disease burden and improve quality of life is paramount. Readers will find this new volume in Springer’s TELe Health series to be a rich source of information on the important contribution that can be made by telemedicine in achieving these goals.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy

    Giovanna Gatti

  • Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Gabriella Pravettoni

  • Pediatric Department Cumberland Infirmary, North Cumbria University Hospitals, Carlisle, United Kingdom

    Fabio Capello

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tele-oncology

  • Editors: Giovanna Gatti, Gabriella Pravettoni, Fabio Capello

  • Series Title: TELe-Health

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16378-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-16377-2Published: 25 June 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16378-9Published: 09 June 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2198-6037

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-6045

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 89

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Health Informatics, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Medical Education

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