Paediatric oncology : acute nursing care / edited by Faith Gibson and Margaret Evans.

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Whurr, 1999.Description: 567p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781861560476 (hbk.) :
1861560478

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DDC classification:

610.73698083 GIB
610.73/698/083 21

LOC classification:

RJ245 .P3 1999

Contents:

Summary: This text examines the depth of current practices and advances in the nursing of a child with cancer. Divided into four sections, the book addresses four modalities of treatment: chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy and bone-marrow transplant.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	610.73698083 GIB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		127189

Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-566) and index.

SECTION 1: Chemotherapy:- 1. Principles of chemotherapy--2. Administration of chemotherapy--3. Side effects of chemotherapy--4. Altered body image--5. Late effects of chemotherapy--6. Future trends--SECTION 2: Bone Marrow Transplant:- 7. Background to the bone marrow transplant procedure--8. Preparation for transplant--9. Collection and infusion of bone marrow--10. The neutropenic phase--11. Complications of bone marrow transplant--12. The post-engraftment phase--13. Long term effects--14. Peripheral blood stem cell transplant--15. Further developments in bone marrow transplant--16. Staff support in bone marrow transplant--SECTION 3: General Surgery:- 17. General surgery--18. Neurosurgery--19. Primary bone cancer in young people--SECTION 4: Radiotherapy:- 20. The nature of radiotherapy--21. Administration of radiotherapy--22. Tumours and radiotherapy treatment--23. Acute and subacute side effects of radiotherapy--24. The role of radiotherapy in palliation--25. Late effects of radiotherapy. The future: what does it hold?.

This text examines the depth of current practices and advances in the nursing of a child with cancer. Divided into four sections, the book addresses four modalities of treatment: chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy and bone-marrow transplant.