Cancer Nursing. Principles and Practice

OVERVIEW

A new and revised version of this best-selling reference!

For over eighteen years, best-selling Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice has provided oncology nurses with the latest information on new trends in the rapidly changing science of oncology. Now, in its Seventh Edition, Cancer Nursing has been completely revised and updated to reflect key new developments. New topics covered include targeted therapy, hypersensitivity reactions, mucositis, and family and caregiver issues. With 27 new chapters featuring insights from key authors, the Seventh Edition is a must-have resource for every oncology nurse.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I The Cancer Problem
Chapter 1 Biology of Cancer
Chapter 2 Immunology
Chapter 3 Epidemiology

Part II Prevention, Detection, and Diagnosis
Chapter 4 Cultural Diversity In Individuals with Cancer
Chapter 5 Dynamics of Cancer Prevention
Chapter 6 Screening Detection for Asymptomatic Individuals
Chapter 7 Genetic Risk for Cancer
Chapter 8 Diagnostic Evaluation, Classification, and Staging

Part III Treatment
Chapter 9 Quality of Life as an Outcome of Cancer Care
Chapter 10 Principles of Clinical Research and Development
Chapter 11 Surgical Therapy
Chapter 12 Radiotherapy: Principles
Chapter 13 Radiotherapy: Administration and Techniques
Chapter 14 Radiotherapy: Toxicities and Management
Chapter 15 Chemotherapy Principles
Chapter 16 Chemotherapy Administration
Chapter 17 Chemotherapy Toxicities and Management
Chapter 18 Principles and Techniques of Blood and Marrow Transplant
Chapter 19 Care of Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow and Blood Cell Transplantation
Chapter 20 Biotherapy
Chapter 21 Targeted Therapy
Chapter 22 Gene Therapy
Chapter 23 Hematopoietic Therapy
Chapter 24 Complementary Therapies

Part IV Cancer Symptom Management
Chapter 25 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 26 Cancer-Related Distress
Chapter 27 Cancer Pain
Chapter 28 Infection
Chapter 29 Bleeding
Chapter 30 Fatigue
Chapter 31 Hypersensitivity Reactions
Chapter 32 Mucositis
Chapter 33 Nutritional Disturbances
Chapter 34 Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Chapter 35 Malignant Effusions
Chapter 36 Sexual and Reproductive Alteration

Part V Oncologic Emergencies
Chapter 37 Cardiac Tamponade
Chapter 38 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Chapter 39 Hypercalcemia
Chapter 40 Septic Shock
Chapter 41 Spinal Cord Compression
Chapter 42 Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Chapter 43 Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
Chapter 44 Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Part VI The Care of Individuals with Specific Cancers
Chapter 45 AIDS-Related Malignancies
Chapter 46 Bone and Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
Chapter 47 Bladder Cancer
Chapter 48 Breast Cancer
Chapter 49 Central Nervous System Cancers
Chapter 50 Cervical Cancer
Chapter 51 Colorectal Cancer
Chapter 52 Endocrine Malignancies
Chapter 53 Endometrial Cancer
Chapter 54 Esophageal Cancer
Chapter 55 Gallbladder Cancer
Chapter 56 Head and Neck Cancers
Chapter 57 Leukemia
Chapter 58 Liver Cancer
Chapter 59 Lung Cancer
Chapter 60 Lymphomas
Chapter 61 Multiple Myeloma
Chapter 62 Ovarian Cancer
Chapter 63 Pancreatic Cancer
Chapter 64 Prostate Cancer
Chapter 65 Renal Cancer
Chapter 66 Skin Cancers
Chapter 67 Stomach Cancer
Chapter 68 Testicular Cancer
Chapter 69 Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer

Part VII Dimensions of Cancer Survivorship
Chapter 70 Cancer Survivorship
Chapter 71 Late Effects of Cancer Treatment
Chapter 72 Family and Caregiver Issues
Chapter 73 Spiritual and Ethical Concerns

Part VIII Palliative Care and End of Life
Chapter 74 Principles and Issues in Palliative Care
Chapter 75 Care During the Final Days of Life

Part IX Professional Issues for the Cancer Nurse
Chapter 76 Advanced Practice Nursing
Chapter 77 Legal Issues

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Connie Henke Yarbro, MS, RN, FAAN - University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor,
MU Sinclair School of Nursing,
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
Editor, Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Medical Advisory Board, Cancer Source.com

Immediate Past President, International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC)

Barbara Holmes Gobel, RN, MS, AOCN - Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Debra Wujcik, RN, MSN, AOCN - Vanderbilt Cancer Center