Nursing patients with cancer : principles and practice /
edited by Nora Kearney, Alison Richardson ; foreword by Jan Foubert.
- Edinburgh : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2006.
- xx, 861 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1: Philosophies of cancer nursing and the context of care -- 1. Concepts of health behaviour -- 2. Partnership in care-- 3. The social and cultural context of cancer care -- Section 2: The scientific basis of cancer care:- 4. Cancer epidemiology-- 5. Genetic basis of cancer-- 6.Pathology-- 7.The immunological basis of cancer-- Seciton 3: Prevention and early detection :- 8.Cancer prevention -- 9. Early detection of cancer-- 10. Decision-making in cancer care -- 11. The experience of cancer treatment-- 12. Surgery -- 13. Radiotherapy-- 14. Chemotherapy -- 15.Biological therapy-- 16. Bone marrow transplantation-- 17. Hormone therapy -- 18. Complementary and alternative therapies -- Section 5: Symptom management:-19. Haematological support -- 20.Nausea and vomiting-- 21. Pain-- 22. Constipation and diarrhoea -- 23. Breathlessness -- 24. Skin and wound care-- 25. Lymphoedema-- 26. Oral complications in patients with cancer -- 27.Alopiceia -- 28. Malignant effusion -- 29. Anorexia, cachexia and malnutrition-- 30. Cancer-related fatigue -- 31. The impact of cancer and cancer therapy on sexual and reproductive health -- 32.Altered body image -- 33. Psychological care for patients with cancer-- Sectioin 6: Care delivery systems:- 34. Cancer care and cancer nursing-- 35. Intensive nursing care of the patient with cancer-- 36. Rehabilitation and survivorship-- 37. Palliative care.
'Nursing Patients With Cancer' is a comprehensive textbook that meets the specific learning needs of nurses practicing in the area of cancer care in Europe.
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