| Description |
ix, 293 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Physiology of the breast -- Ch. 2. Breast awareness and the breast screening programme -- Ch. 3. Benign breast disease -- Ch. 4. Diagnosing breast cancer -- Ch. 5. Surgery for breast cancer -- Ch. 6. Breast reconstruction -- Ch. 7. Chemotherapy for breast cancer -- Ch. 8. Radiotherapy for breast cancer -- Ch. 9. Endocrine therapies -- Ch. 10. Prosthetics and clothing -- Ch. 11. Psychological and psychosocial aspects -- Ch. 12. Lymphoedema -- Ch. 13. Diet and complementary therapies -- Ch. 14. Fungating malignant breast wounds -- Ch. 15. Recurrent breast cancer -- Ch. 16. Rare breast cancers |
| Summary |
"This book is for all nurses who will meet and care for patients with breast cancer. It is intended to broaden the reader's knowledge about all aspects of this disease, and to enable them to help both the patients and their families during the various stages of treatment. The different treatments that are available, including the use of complementary therapies and special diets, are explained and there is a chapter on rare breast cancers." "This book is written from a holistic viewpoint and discusses the roles of the multidisciplinary team involved in the treatment of breast cancer. Each chapter is referenced separately and there is a useful appendix listing websites with information about breast cancer."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Requested title: Breast care nursing; a handbook for nurses |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Breast -- Cancer.
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Cancer -- Nursing.
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| LC no. |
2006295306 |
| ISBN |
1861563574 |
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