Table of Contents

SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION ; SECTION TWO: THE CANCER PROBLEM ; 2. Cancer epidemiology ; 3. Cancer biology ; 4. Cancer prevention and screening ; SECTION THREE: THE EXPERIENCE OF CANCER ; 5. The personal experience of cancer ; 6. The social experience of cancer ; SECTION FOUR: SUPPORTIVE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ; 7. Supportive care ; 8. Information and user involvement ; 9. Psychological, social and spiritual support ; 10. Rehabilitation of the cancer patient ; 11. Complementary therapies ; 12. Palliative care ; 13. Ethics in cancer care ; SECTION FIVE: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF CANCER ; 14. Diagnosis and staging ; 15. Surgery and cancer ; 16. Radiotherapy ; 17. Chemotherapy ; 18. Hormonal therapy ; 19. Biological therapy ; 20. High does therapy (autologus transplant) ; 21. Allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation ; 22. Clinical trials ; SECTION SIX: MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR CANCERS ; 23. Bone cancer ; 24. Breast cancer ; 25. Central nervous system cancer ; 26. Colorectal cancer ; 27. Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) ; 28. Endocrine cancers ; 29. Upper gastrointestinal cancers ; 30. Genitourinary cancers ; 31. Gynaecological cancers ; 32. Haematological cancers ; 33. Head and neck cancers ; 34. HIV-related cancer ; 35. Lung cancer ; 36. Skin cancer ; SECTION SEVEN: SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT ; 37. Assessment ; 38. Bone marrow suppression ; 39. Blood product support ; 40. Thrombosis ; 41. Altered bowel function ; 42. Cancer-related breathlessness ; 43. Cancer-related fatigue ; 44. Malignant effusions ; 45. Nausea and vomiting ; 46. Nutritional disorders ; 47. Pain management ; 48. Symptom management at the end of life ; 49. Psychological reactions to cancer ; 50. Other psychological problems encountered in people with cancer ; 51. Altered body image ; 52. Sexual health and cancer ; 53. Skin and mucosal alterations ; SECTION EIGHT: ONCOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES ; 54. Oncological emergencies

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This is a gem of a book. It is easy to use, practical and informative - a must for qualified nurses and nursing students involved in cancer care. Nursing Standard This is a great little book rather like the small book of all things medical written for doctors. Covers all the essentials of cancer nursing in an almost pocket sized book. All info easily found in a hurry and understood by both experienced and not so experienced cancer nurses. A wealth of knowledgeable contributors makes this a "must have" in personal libraries as well as an "at hand" resource in clinical areas delivering all aspects of cancer nursing care. A reviewer on Amazon.co.uk