Cancer in Children and Young People: Acute Nursing Care

Chapter 2: Chemotherapy agents.

Chapter 3: Administration of chemotherapy.

Chapter 4: Side effects of chemotherapy and supportive.

Chapter 5: Oncological emergencies.

Chapter 6: Future trends.

Commentary: Chemotherapy section.

Section 2: Haematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Chapter 7: Background to HSCT procedure.

Chapter 8: Preparation for bone marrow transplant.

Chapter 9: Collection and infusion of bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells and umbilical cord blood.

Chapter 10: Protective isolation nursing issues.

Chapter 11: Complications of stem cell transplant.

Chapter 12: Discharge planning and the psychological care of the family.

Chapter 13: Staff support in stem cell transplant units.

Chapter 14: Further developments in stem cell transplant.

Commentary: Haematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Section 3: Surgery.

Chapter 15: General surgery.

Commentary: General surgery.

Chapter 16: Neuro-oncology.

Commentary: Neuro-oncology.

Chapter 17: Primary bone cancer in young people.

Commentary: Primary bone cancer in young people.

Section 4: Radiotherapy.

Chapter 18: The nature of radiotherapy.

Chapter 19: Administration of radiotherapy.

Chapter 20: Tumours and radiotherapy treatment.

Chapter 21: Acute and sub-acute side effects of radiotherapy.

Chapter 22: The role of radiotherapy and palliative care.

Section 5: Late effects of cancer therapies.

Chapter 23: Overview of long-term follow-up.

Chapter 24: Potential physical issues following cancer treatment.

Chapter 25: The role of the nurse in Long-Term Follow-Up.

Chapter 26: Health promotion for Long-Term Follow-Up patients.

Chapter 27: Quality of Life in long-term survivors of childhood cancer.