| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xii, 724 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1: Cancer, care, and society. What is cancer? / Jessica Corner -- Knowledge and caring: a philosophical and personal perspective / Alan Cribb -- Cancer, care, and society / Christopher Bailey -- Cancer epidemiology / Elizabeth Davies, Vivian Mak -- Developments in the management of cancer / Alastair Munro -- pt. 2: The experience of cancer. Introduction -- The impact of cancer / Mary Wells -- The impact of cancer on the family / Hilary Plant -- The impact of cancer on health care professionals / Anne Lanceley -- Therapeutic strategies in cancer care / Anne Lanceley -- pt. 3: The experience of treatment. Introduction -- The experience of treatment / Lynne Colbourne -- Surgery / Stephen O'Connor -- Chemotherapy / Lisa Dougherty, Christopher Bailey -- Radiotherapy / Sara Faithfull -- Endocrine therapies / Deborah Fenlon -- Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer care / Caroline Hoffman -- Hereditary cancer / Audrey Ardern-Jones, Sarah Thomas, Rebecca Doherty, Rosalind Eeles -- pt. 4: The management of cancer-related problems. Introduction -- Pain / Meinir Krishnasamy -- Nausea and vomiting / Meinir Krishnasamy -- Fatigue / Meinir Krishnasamy -- Breathlessness / Christopher Bailey -- Wound management / Meinir Krishnasamy -- Lymphoedema / Anne Williams -- Malignant ascites / Nancy Preston -- Bone marrow suppression: neutropenia and thrombocytopenia / Ruth Dunleavey -- Change in eating habits / Jane Hopkinson -- Sexuality and cancer / Isabel White -- Anxiety and depression / Annabel Pollard, Meinir Krishnasamy -- Delirium / Meinir Krishnasamy -- Acute events in cancer / Stephen O'Connor -- pt. 5: Needs and priorities in cancer care. Introduction -- The needs of children and adolescents / Fay Scullion, Jenny Thompson -- The needs of older people / Christopher Bailey -- Ethnicity, difference, and care / Yasmin Gunaratnam -- Living with cancer long term: the implications of survival / David Wright -- Self-management and self-help / Claire Foster -- User involvement in cancer services / David Wright, Jenny Walton -- Palliative care and cancer / Sheila Payne -- Research and cancer care / Jessica Corner. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nursing.
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Oncologic Nursing -- methods. |
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Neoplasms -- nursing. |
| Added Author |
Corner, Jessica.
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Bailey, Christopher.
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| ISBN |
1405122536 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781405122535 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101309800 |
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NZ1 11455047 |
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AU@ 000042460289 |
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