Description
- NEW! Updated evidence-based content reflects the latest national and international quality standards regarding various cancer types, major drug and non-drug treatments, treatment protocols, and approaches to symptom management- NEW! Nursing Practice Considerations section incorporates information on communication, cultural considerations, ethical considerations, safe and quality care, evidence-based practice, patient navigation, and patient education- NEW! 17 new chapters cover topics including myelofibrosis, neuroendocrine cancers, tumor treating fields, oral adherence, clinical trials, epistaxis, hypersensitivity reactions, hypertension, hyperglycemia, nail changes, ocular and visual changes, rashes, survivorship, quality and safety, evidence-based practice, nurse navigation, and patient education- NEW! Expanded content on patient education keeps readers on top of best practices in this critical area- NEW! High-quality electronic patient teaching handouts are evidence-based and have been vetted by practicing nurses
Table of Contents
Section One: INTRODUCTIONCancer EpidemiologyCancer PathophysiologyCancer GeneticsSection Two: MAJOR CANCERSBreast CancerCentral Nervous System CancersGastrointestinal System CancersGenitourinary CancersGynecologic CancersHead and Neck CancersLeukemiasLymphomasLung CancersMultiple MyelomaMyelofibrosis NEW!Neuroendocrine Cancers NEW!SarcomasSkin CancersSection Three: PRINCIPLES OF CANCER MANAGEMENTSurgical TherapyRadiation TherapyTumor Treating Fields NEW!Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationChemotherapyImmunotherapyTargeted TherapyHormonal TherapyOral Adherence NEW!Complementary and Alternative TherapiesClinical Trials NEW!Section Four: PRINCIPLES OF SYMPTOM MANAGEMENTAlopeciaAnorexiaAnxietyArthralgias and MyalgiasConfusionConstipationCoughDepressed MoodDiarrheaDizziness and VertigoDysphagiaDyspneaEpistaxis NEW!EsophagitisFatigueFeverFlu-like SymptomsHand-Foot SyndromeHeadacheHiccupsHypersensitivity Reactions NEW!Hypertension NEW!Hyperglycemia NEW!LymphedemaMenopausal SymptomsMucositisNail Changes NEW!Nausea and VomitingOcular/Visual Changes NEW!PainPeripheral NeuropathyPleural EffusionPruritus/XerosisRash NEW!SeizuresSexuality AlterationsSleep DisturbancesXerostomiaSection Five: ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIESStructural EmergenciesUrologic EmergenciesMetabolic EmergenciesHematologic EmergenciesSection Six: PALLIATIVE CARE AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUESSurvivorship NEW!Palliative CareFinal HoursLoss, Grief, and BereavementSection Seven. NURSING PRACTICE CONSIDERATIONS NEW!CommunicationCultural ConsiderationsEthical ConsiderationsQuality and Safety NEW!Evidence-Based Practice NEW!Patient Navigation NEW!Patient Education NEW!
