| Description |
xvi, 507 pages ; 19 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Unit I. General Cancer Principles and Concepts -- 1. Pathophysiology -- 2. Genetics -- 3. Epidemiology -- 4. Prevention, Screening, and Detection -- 5. Diagnosis and Staging -- 6. Research and Cancer Clinical Trials -- Unit II. Cancer Types -- 7. Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers -- 8. Breast Cancers -- 9. Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Cancers -- 10. Genitourinary Cancers -- 11. Gynecologic Cancers -- 12. Head and Neck Cancers -- 13. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Related Cancers -- 14. Leukemia -- 15. Lung Cancers -- 16. Malignant Lymphoma -- 17. Multiple Myeloma -- 18. Skin Cancers -- 19. Pediatric Cancers -- Unit III. Cancer Treatments, Therapies, and Management -- 20. Surgical Oncology -- 21. Radiation Therapy -- 22. Chemotherapy -- 23. Biotherapy -- 24. Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation -- 25. Pharmacologic and Infusion Therapies -- 26. Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Herbal Medicines -- 27. Hormonal Therapy -- 28. Nutrition |
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29. Symptom Management -- 30. Hospice and Palliative Care -- 31. Grief and Bereavement Issues -- Unit IV. Oncologic Emergencies -- 32. Oncologic Emergencies -- Unit V. Resources -- 33. Cancer Resources |
| Notes |
Spiral binding |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Tumors -- Nursing.
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Cancer -- Treatment -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Cancer -- Nursing.
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Cancer -- Treatment.
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Cancer -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Oncology Nursing -- methods.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Neoplasms.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
2003059678 |
| ISBN |
032302517X |
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