| Description |
xii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Jones and Bartlett series in oncology |
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Jones and Bartlett series in oncology.
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| Contents |
Overview of small cell lung cancer and non-small lung cancer -- Separating out the differences between lung cancers -- Biology of lung cancer -- Controversies in detection and screening -- Oncology treatment modalities -- Managing patients through thoracic surgery -- Chemotherapy and lung cancer -- New advances in radiotherapy for lung cancer -- Special issues facing individuals with lung cancer -- Surviving fatigue -- End-of-life care -- Nutritional issues facing lung cancer individuals -- Dyspnea management: a biopsychosocial approach -- Environmental risk: indoor radon exposure -- Psychosocial issues of individuals with lung cancer -- Living with hope: lung cancer -- Meaning of illness in cancer -- Assistance and resources for individuals facing lung cancer -- Navigators helping during the cancer journey -- Support programs for individuals with lung cancer -- Understanding and treating tobacco dependence in adults with lung cancer -- Media and future research directions -- Battling biases: nursing, lung cancer, and the media -- Challenges of conducting a research in women with lung cancer -- Evidence-based practice and the healthcare professional -- When lung cancer consumers seek evidence |
| Summary |
"Contemporary Issues in Lung Cancer, Second Edition provides oncology nurses, students, and healthcare professionals with in-depth information on current issues that surround this disease while giving them the tools to impact both education and research. It addresses all aspects of the disease from incidence, risk factors, and the biology of lung cancer to the latest modes of treatment." --Book Jacket |
| Analysis |
Pain management & palliative care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Cancer.
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Nursing.
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Pain -- Treatment.
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Lung Neoplasms -- nursing.
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| Author |
Haas, Marilyn.
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| LC no. |
2009288436 |
| ISBN |
076376051X |
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9780763760519 |
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