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Informationen zum Autor Josephine (Tonks) N Fawcett is Senior Lecturer and Anne McQueen is an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. Klappentext Perspectives on Cancer Care is a unique collection of insights from contributors, based on their specific expertise and experience. It provides a range of perspectives on cancer care that can inspire the reader and encourage high quality care through an enhanced understanding of the patients' needs and the carers' skills. Perspectives on Cancer Care presents a series of chapters highlighting different circumstances and approaches to the complex reality of cancer care. In each chapter the author presents their own picture of their experience of the individual's needs and the care required to address these needs, illustrating the particular sensitivity, trust, empathy and support required in the care of patients with cancer and their families. The holistic approach to total care is a prominent feature in cancer care and this is illustrated througout the various chapters. This collection of persectives on cancer care: highlights particular issues in the field encourages 'best practice' draws on the expertise of specialist practitioners in the field of cancer care features a holistic approach to cancer care, illustrated through scenarios Zusammenfassung Perspectives on Cancer Care is a unique collection of insights from contributors! based on their specific expertise and experience. It provides a range of perspectives on cancer care to inspire readers and encourage high-quality care through an enhanced understanding of patients' needs and carers' skills. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Foreword by Professor Roger Watson xi Acknowledgements xiii Introduction 1 Tonks N. Fawcett and Anne McQueen 1 Cancer: a journey of discovery 8 Tonks N. Fawcett Cancer 8 Cancer as a journey 9 The treatment journey 11 Life after treatment 13 The cancer care journey: then and now 15 Cancer journeys: stories and narratives 18 Reflections on the journeys 19 2 Integrating cancer genetics into healthcare 24 Roseanne Cetnarskyj The relevance of genetics to the nurse's practice 25 Identifying individuals with or at risk of genetic conditions 28 Gathering multi-generational family history information 29 Using family history information to draw a pedigree 30 Recognising a mode of inheritance in a family 33 Assessing genetic risk 34 Referring individuals to specialist sources 37 Genetic laboratory testing 39 Communicating with individuals, families and healthcare staff 41 Rare cancer syndromes 41 Conclusion 42 3 'Being with woman': the care of the childbearing woman with cancer 48 Rosemary Mander Significance of cancer in childbearing 49 Interaction of the cancer with the pregnancy and childbirth 50 Cancer, childbearing and conflicts of interest 50 Implications for the midwife and other staff 52 Support for the childbearing woman with cancer and her family 56 Conclusion 59 4 Mucositis and the development of a new instrument for the measurement of oral mucositis in children 63 Deborah Tomlinson and Lillian Sung Pathophysiology of oral mucositis 64 Measuring oral mucositis in adults 65 Measuring oral mucositis in children 68 Development of children's international mucositis evaluation scale 71 Conclusion 80 5 Facing the challenges of primary malignant brain tumours 87 Shanne McNamara Incidence 87 Origins and classification 88 Aetiology 88 Clinical manifestations of primary malignant b...
