| Description |
x, 484 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Terri B. Ades -- Unit 1. Introduction to Cancer Nursing / Susan B. Baird -- Unit 2. Overview of Cancer. 1. Incidence and Mortality / Karen Smith Blesch. 2. The Nature of Cancer / Jan Ellerhorst-Ryan. 3. Cancer Prevention and Risk Assessment / Karen Billars Heusinkveld. 4. Cancer Screening and Early Detection / Marilyn Frank-Stromborg. 5. Special Populations / Janice Phillips, Anne Belcher and J. Anne O'Neil -- Unit 3. Treatment Approaches. 6. Cancer Clinical Trials / Mary S. McCabe. 7. Surgical Oncology / Cindy Stahl. 8. Radiation Therapy / Ryan R. Iwamoto. 9. Chemotherapy / Margaret Barton Burke. 10. Biotherapy / Elizabeth Abernathy. 11. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Cynthia R. King. 12. Alternative and Complementary Methods of Cancer Management / Nancy E. Kane -- Unit 4. Nursing Management of Patient Responses. 13. Myelosuppression / Paula Trahan Rieger. 14. Common Clinical Problems / Anna R. Du Pen and Joan T. Panke. 15. Vascular Access Devices and Ambulatory Pumps Used in Cancer Treatment / Dawn Camp-Sorrel. 16. Nutritional Support / Gail M. Wilkes and Tracy Yemma. 17. Oncologic Emergencies / Brenda K. Shelton. 18. Sexuality, Sexual Dysfunction, and Cancer / Margaret Barton Burke. 19. Psychosocial Responses to Disease and Treatment / Ginette G. Ferszt and Ruth C. Waldman. 20. Rehabilitation / Frances K. Barg. 21. Palliative Care / James C. Pace -- Unit 5. Site-Specific Cancers. 22. Cancers of the Head and Neck / Darlene W. Mood. 23. Lung Cancer / Elizabeth J. White. 24. Breast Cancer / Karen Hassey Dow. 25. Colorectal Cancer / Marlyn D. Boyd. 26. Urinary Tract Cancers / Julena Lind. 27. Male Genital Cancers / Debra L. Brock. 28. Gynecologic Malignancies / Virginia R. Martin. 29. Central Nervous System Cancers / Betty Owens. 30. Skin Cancers / Anne Marie Maguire. 31. Cancers of the Bone / Michele V. Bennett. 32. Leukemia / Colette N. Chaney and Patricia Jassak. 33. Lymphomas / Margie Graff Anderson. 34. Multiple Myeloma / Bonny Libbey Johnson. 35. Other Cancers / Deborah Lowe Volker. 36. Childhood Cancers / Marcia Rostad and Ki Moore -- App. I. Resources in Cancer Care / Marilyn Frank-Stromborg -- App. II. American Cancer Society: Who We Are and What We Do / Terri B. Ades -- Glossary / Linda Yoder |
| Summary |
This edition is intended for nurses in every practice setting who are involved with providing care to individuals with cancer, those at risk for cancer, and survivors of cancer. The book covers the most common cancers and strategies for nursing care and is an excellent resource for nursing students, nurses who find themselves providing care to individuals with cancer but may not consider themselves oncology nurse specialists, and other health professionals who have an interest in oncology care. Nursing faculty find this text helpful when developing oncology content for undergraduate courses |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nursing.
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Tumors -- Nursing.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Oncology Nursing.
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| Author |
Varricchio, Claudette G., 1940-
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American Cancer Society.
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| LC no. |
96029088 |
| ISBN |
0763702420 |
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