TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kearney,Nora
AU  - Kearney,Nora
AU  - Richardson,Alison
TI  - Nursing patients with cancer: principles and practice 
SN  - 9780443072888 (hbk.) :
AV  - RC266 
U1  - 610.73698 KEA 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Elsevier Churchill Livingstone
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Intensive care nursing
KW  - thema
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Neoplasms
KW  - nursing
KW  - Oncologic Nursing
KW  - methods
N1  - 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
N2  - '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
ER  -