Full Description
This pocket-sized companion to Cancer Nursingprovides core information for easy access and successful bedside care. Specific chapters describe each of the major cancers according to the site on the body in which they appear.
Contents
Cancer biology - molecular and cellular aspects; the biology of metastases; surgical oncology; radiation oncology; medical oncology - the agents; delivery of cancer chemotherapy; biologic response to modifiers; blood component therapy; bone marrow transplantation; breast cancer; lung cancer; genitourinary cancers; gastrointestinal cancers; gynaecological cancers; haematopoietic and immunologic cancers; head and neck cancers; soft tissue and bone sarcomas; central nervous system tumors; AIDS and the spectrum of HIV disease; alterations in nutrition; alterations in oral status; alterations in protective mechanisms - haematopoiesis and bone marrow depression; alterations in comfort - pain; alteration in patient coping; alterations in body image; alterations in sexuality and sexual functioning; alterations in mobility; complications of advanced disease; supportive care of the dying patients; oncologic emergencies; alterations in energy - the sensation of fatigue; home care services; hospice services; cancer organizations.
