Cancer Nursing: Care in Context, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-2253-5
Paperback
736 pages
April 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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The needs of cancer patients and their families are complex. Yet
still more complex are the powerful social and cultural forces that
shape the delivery of cancer care, and the way in which it
experienced. Cancer Nursing: Care in Context addresses this by
adopting a unique approach that situates cancer care in the context
of society‘s attitudes to the disease, and the broader
every-day needs of both patients and their carers. By combining
evidenced-based information, a critical view of care and treatment,
and ‘first-hand accounts’ of having cancer and caring
for people with cancer, the book provides a new perspective how
best to deliver the care that patients truly require.
This second edition includes new chapters on prevention,
diagnosis, symptoms, self-help and self-management, and living with
cancer long-term. It also:
• Addresses significant changes in cancer care, including
expansion of nursing roles, the establishment of cancer networks
and cancer collaborative projects
• Considers NICE guidance on Supportive and Palliative
care
• Incorporates material on prevention and early
detection
• Includes evidence tables based on relevant literature
Cancer Nursing: Care in Context is an invaluable resource for all those involved in the provision of cancer care and support to patients and their families.
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