Cancer nursing: principles and practice [7th ed., ISBN: 9780763763572]

The Cancer Problem.

Biology of cancer

Immunology

Epidemiology

Prevention, Detection, and Diagnosis.

Cultural diversity among individuals with cancer

Dynamics of cancer prevention

Screening and detection for asymptomatic individuals

Genetic risk and hereditary cancer syndromes

Diagnostic evaluation, classification, and staging

Treatment.

Quality of life as an outcome of cancer care

Principles of cancer clinical trials

Surgical therapy

Principles of radiation therapy

Radiation treatment planning

Radiation therapy: toxicities and management

Cytotoxic chemotherapy: principles of therapy

Chemotherapy: principles of administration

Chemotherapy toxicities and management

Principles and techniques of blood and marrow transplantation

Complications of hematopoietic cell transplantation

Biotherapy

Targeted therapy

Gene therapy

Hematopoietic therapy

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in integrative oncology

Cancer Symptom Management.

Evidenced-based oncology nursing

Cancer-related distress

Cancer pain management

Infection

Bleeding

Cancer-related fatigue

Hypersensitivity reactions to antineoplastic drugs

Oral mucositis

Nutritional disturbances

Paraneoplastic syndromes

Malignant effusions

Sexual and reproductive dysfunction

Oncologic Emergencies.

Cardiac tamponade

Dessiminated intravascular coagulation

Hypercalcemia of malignancy

Septic shock

Spinal cord compression

Superior vena cava syndrome

Syndrome of inappropriate anitdiuretic hormone

Tumor lysis syndrome

The Care of Individuals with Specific Cancers.

AIDS-related malignancies

Bone and soft tissue sarcomas

Bladder cancer

Breast cancer

Central nervous system cancers

Cervical cancer

Colon, rectal, and anal cancers

Endocrine malignancies

Endometrial cancer

Esophageal cancer

Gallbladder and bile duct cancer

Head and neck malignancies

Leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes

Liver cancer

Lung cancer

Lymphomas

Multiple myeloma

Ovarian cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Prostate cancer

Renal cancer

Skin cancer

Stomach cancer

Testicular germ cell cancer

Vulvar and vaginal cancer

Dimensions of Cancer Survivorship.

Cancer survivorship: a critical aspect of care

Late effects of cancer treatment

Family and caregiver issues

Spiritual responses to cancer

Palliative Care and End of Life.

Principles and issues in palliative care

Care during the final days of life

Professional Issues for the Cancer Nurse

The advanced oncology practice nurse

Legal issues.