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Concise handbook focusing on patient care

Diagnose and manage common clinical problems

Numerous tables and charts for quick reference

You can effectively learn how to treat common neurologic problems faced by cancer patients. This concise, handy reference focuses on practical aspects of care for patients with tumors affecting the nervous system and neurologic complications of cancer. ... Read more

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Best inspirational book for breast cancer survivors!
This is an amazingly wonderful book! Ina Yalof has complied a collection of nearly 100 letters from women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Some are newly diagnosed; others have survived more than 50 years. They're from all walks of life, all ages with one things in common....the will to live. These letters give a glimpse into the hearts of these survivors. These are their personal accounts of the battles they have fought and their struggles to live their lives to the fullest. They all echo the same thing....life goes on. For any woman who needs an emotional recharge from the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer, this book will lift your spirits like no other. ... Read more

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This portable clinical manual is a quick yet thorough reference forany nurse caring for patients with cancer. Content is applicable to all clinicalsettings - including inpatient, outpatient, and home care. Clinical Guide toCancer Nursing derives its information from and follows the general outline ofthe best-selling Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice, Fourth Edition. It canbe used as an independent handbook or as a clinical companion to the main text. ... Read more

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This new addition to the series focuses on nursing diagnoses for specific cancers and oncologic emergencies, with the emphasis on the nursing interventions and supportive rationales for each problem. ... Read more

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Boston Medical Center, MA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List selection (#33). Covers drugs used in chemotherapy and pain management. Provides drug information for the practicing oncology nurse. Previous edition: c1999. Bulleted-outline format. Softcover. DNLM: Neoplasms--nursing--Handbooks. ... Read more

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Designed for clinical nurses caring for patients with prostate cancer at the bedside, in the hospital, outpatient clinic, or home, this easy-to-use reference provides nurses with practical material that is useful in the day-to-day care of men with prostate cancer.This pocket guide is divided into four sections and covers: epidemiology and screening,disease assessment, treatment options, and treatment of advanced disease. ... Read more

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Boston Medical Center, MA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List selection (#33). Covers drugs used in chemotherapy and pain management. Provides drug information for the practicing oncology nurse. Previous edition: c1999. Bulleted-outline format. Softcover. DNLM: Neoplasms--nursing--Handbooks. ... Read more

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Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Describes a research-based project that was developed to assess Certified Nursing Assistants knowledge and attitudes about ethical issues and end-of-life decision-making and to provide educational support. Includes the workbook Teaching End-Of-Life Ethics to CNAs, by Orah R. Burack. For nurses. ... Read more

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In the United States, lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death. Even more devastating is its five-year survival rate of only 15.8%. Despite these dismal facts, lung cancer receives little national attention and research and funding for lung cancer lags behind other cancers.

The intent of Contemporary Issues in Lung Cancer: A Nursing Perspective is to provide oncology nurses and healthcare professionals with in-depth information on the issues that surround this disease, so that they might impact both education and research and provide better care for their patients. ... Read more

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This book highlights progress in the basic and clinical aspects of oncology, and is reviewed by leaders in the field. ... Read more

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This book brings together much of the experience of workers ... [in the field of death and dying] all facing the demands on mind and heart in a spirit of openness."

-from the Foreword by Dame Cicely Saunders

In this updated new edition, the authors examine the issues of death and dying as a continuum, from death education and care of the dying to grief and bereavement. It is a multidisciplinary guide to the important issues surrounding dying and bereavement in today's health care and social environment. Nurses, social workers, physicians, mental health workers, and allied health professionals will find this a valuable resource for working with dying individuals and their families. New features to this edition are the personal stories introducing each section, and a chapter on physical therapy with the dying. Contributors include Hannelore Wass, Charles Corr, Phyllis Silverman, and Derek Doyle. ... Read more