| Description |
xii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Cancer: health promotion, early detection and staging / Janice Gabriel -- Ch. 2. Understanding radiotherapy and its applications / Antony Palmer -- Ch. 3. Understanding cytotoxic chemotherapy / Janice Gabriel -- Ch. 4. Breast cancer / Carmel Sheppard -- Ch. 5. Colorectal cancer / Janie Whittaker -- Ch. 6. Lung cancer / Christine Fehrenbach -- Ch. 7. Gynaecological cancers / Tracey Wilson -- Ch. 8. Skin cancers / Janice Gabriel -- Ch. 9. Haematological malignancies / Joanne Todd -- Ch. 10. Urological cancers / Audrey Hayward -- Ch. 11. Head and neck malignancies / Kay Howard -- Ch. 12. Childhood cancers / Ruth Sadik -- Ch. 13. Fungating tumours / Sylvia Hampton -- Ch. 14. Nutritional support / Jo Hunt -- Ch. 15. Infection control issues / Sarah Balchin -- Ch. 16. Body image and sexuality / Janie Whittaker and Carmel Sheppard -- Ch. 17. Complementary therapies / Derek John Ace -- Ch. 18. Pain control in palliative care / Wendy Young -- Ch. 19. Breaking bad news / Wendy Young.onstance Ha |
| Summary |
The text is divided into five main sections. Section one provides the reader with a definition of cancer and looks at the epidemiology and predisposing factors linked to specific cancers. The second section discusses the main treatment options. This is followed by a section looking at the more common site-specific cancers |
| Notes |
"[Extract from Records Geological Survey N. S. Wales, 1903, Vol. VII, Pt. 3, pp. 217-219, Pls. XLII-XLIV.] |
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Cover title |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nursing.
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Cancer -- Treatment.
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Tumors -- Nursing.
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Oncology Nursing.
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| Author |
Gabriel, Janice.
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| ISBN |
1861561652 (paperback) |
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