Cancer nursing : care in context / edited by Jessica Corner and Christopher Bailey.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 640 pISBN: - 9780632039982 (pbk.) :
- 0632039981(pbk.) :
- 610.73698 COR
- 610.73698 21
- RC266
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.73698 COR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126615 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.73698 COR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126616 |
Previous ed.: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART 1: Cancer, Care, and Society:- 1. What is cancer?--2. Knowledge and caring: a philosophical and personal perspective--3. Cancer, care, and society--4. Cancer and epidemiology-- PART 2: The Experience of Cancer:- Introduction--5. The impact of cancer--6. The impact of cancer on the family--7. The impact of cancer on health care professionals--8. Therapeutic strategies in cancer care--PART 3: The Experience of Treatment:- Introduction--9. The experience of treatment--10. Surgery--11. Chemotherapy--12. Radiotherapy--13. Endocrine therapies--14. Complementary therapies--15. Hereditary cancer--16. Developments in cancer treatment--PART 4: The Management of Cancer-related Problems:- Introduction--17. Pain--18. Nausea and vomiting--19. Fatigue--20. Breathlessness--21. Wound management--22. Lymphoedema--23. Malignant ascites--24. Bone marrow suppression: infection and bleeding--25. Compromised nutrition--26. Altered self-concept--27. Sexuality and cancer--28. Anxiety and depression--29. Confusion--30. Rehabilitation and long-term effects of treatment--31. Acute events in cancer care--PART 5: Needs and Priorities in Cancer care:- Introduction--32. The needs of children and adolescents--33. The needs of older people--34. The needs of people from minority ethnic groups--35. Palliative care and cancer--36. Health services and cancer care--37. Research and cancer care.
'Cancer Nursing' takes an integrated approach, setting illness and care in context. It examines previously neglected areas to create a comprehensive picture of cancer care grounded in the most up-to-date knowledge and research, and the day-to-day experience of patients and professionals.