Cancer Care - Cancer Care

Informationen zum Autor Ian Peate Klappentext Understanding cancer is essential to providing effective nursing care to patients and families affected. This easy-to-use reference guide puts all the necessary information at your fingertips. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad. Zusammenfassung Understanding cancer is essential to providing effective nursing care to patients and families affected. This easy-to-use reference guide puts all the necessary information at your fingertips. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction Defining cancer The nature of cancer The biology of cancer Cancer cells Differentiation Section summary Tumours Benign tumours Malignant tumours How malignant tumours grow and spread Local growth and damage to nearby tissues Age Sex Overall health status Immune system function Case study 1 Gerald Fergus Spread to the lymphatic system and the lymph nodes Spread to other parts of the body Section summary Aetiology of Cancer Cancer causing substances (carcinogens) Smoking Alcohol Occupational exposure Diet Sun Hormones Staging and grading of cancer Staging Staging and investigations Radiology Computerised Tomography Scan (CT Scan) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Ultrasound Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Pathology Endoscopy and surgery Grading and investigations Section summary Cancer treatment Surgery Chemotherapy Classes of chemotherapeutic drugs Side effects Radiotherapy Biological therapies Bone marrow and stem cell transplants Hormonesand hormone antagonists Section summary Cancer fast facts Breast cancer Bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) Lung cancer Prostate cancer Caring for people with cancer Palliative care and end of life care Section summary Terminology Resources ...

Product details

• Authors: Ian Peate, Ian (British Journal of Nursing and Univers Peate
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2012
• EAN: 9781447912040
• ISBN: 978-1-4479-1204-0
• No. of pages: 74
• Series: Nursing and Health Survival Guides
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine