| Description |
xxix, 1069 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Unit I. Clinical Aspects of the Cancer Diagnosis -- 1. Pathophysiology -- 2. Genetics -- 3. Epidemiology -- 4. Prevention, Screening, and Detection -- 5. Diagnosis and Staging -- Unit II. Clinical Management of Major Cancer Diseases -- 6. Cancers of the Brain and Central Nervous System -- 7. Breast Cancers -- 8. Colorectal Cancers -- 9. Gastrointestinal Cancers -- 10. Genitourinary Cancers -- 11. Gynecologic Cancers -- 12. Head and Neck Cancers -- 13. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Related Cancers -- 14. Leukemia -- 15. Lung Cancers -- 16. Malignant Lymphoma -- 17. Multiple Myeloma -- 18. Skin Cancers -- 19. Pediatric Cancers -- 20. Oncologic Complications -- Unit III. Cancer Treatment Modalities -- 21. Surgery -- 22. Radiation Therapy -- 23. Chemotherapy -- 24. Biotherapy -- 25. Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation -- 26. Cancer Clinical Trials -- Unit IV. Cancer Care Supportive Therapies -- 27. Fatigue |
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28. Home Care, Alternative Care Settings, and Cancer Resources -- 29. Nutrition -- 30. Pain Management -- 31. Protective Mechanisms -- 32. Psychosocial Issues, Outcomes, and Quality of Life -- 33. Impact of Cancer on Sexuality |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nursing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Cancer -- Nursing.
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Oncology Nursing.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Oncology Nursing.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and exercises.
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| Author |
Otto, Shirley E.
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| LC no. |
00049545 |
| ISBN |
0323012175 paperback |
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