Antiemetics in the Supportive Care of Cancer Patients

The Mechanism of Emesis Induced by Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy.- Antiemetic Drugs: Essential Pharmacology.- Methodology of Antiemetic Trials.- Prevention of Acute Cisplatin-Induced Nausea and Vomiting.- Prevention of Acute Emesis from Other Emetogenic Drugs.- Therapeutic Approach to Delayed Emesis.- Prevention of Emesis from Radiotherapy.- Antiemetic Therapy in Cancer Patients Submitted to Narcotic Analgesics.- Antiemetic Therapy in Paediatric Patients.- The Role of Nurses in the Prevention and Management of Emesis from Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy.- Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of New Drugs: the "Setrons" as an Example.- Alternative Therapies in the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting.- Unsolved Problems and Future Prospects.