Cancer nursing : care in context / edited by Jessica Corner and Christopher Bailey

pt. 1: Cancer, care, and society. What is cancer? / Jessica Corner
Knowledge and caring: a philosophical and personal perspective / Alan Cribb
Cancer, care, and society / Christopher Bailey
Cancer epidemiology / Elizabeth Davies and Vivian Mak
Developments in the management of cancer / Alastair Munro
pt. 2: The experience of cancer. Introduction
The impact of cancer / Mary Wells
The impact of cancer on the family / Hilary Plant
The impact of cancer on health care professionals / Anne Lanceley
Therapeutic strategies in cancer care / Anne Lanceley
pt. 3: The experience of treatment. Introduction
The experience of treatment / Lynne Colbourne
Surgery / Stephen O'Connor
Chemotherapy / Lisa Dougherty and Christopher Bailey
Radiotherapy / Sara Faithfull
Endocrine therapies / Deborah Fenlon
Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer care / Caroline Hoffman
Hereditary cancer / Audrey Ardern-Jones, Sarah Thomas, Rebecca Doherty, and Rosalind Eeles
pt. 4: The management of cancer-related problems. Introduction
Pain / Meinir Krishnasamy
Nausea and vomiting / Meinir Krishnasamy
Fatigue / Meinir Krishnasamy
Breathlessness / Christopher Bailey
Wound management / Meinir Krishnasamy
Lymphoedema / Anne Williams
Malignant ascites / Nancy Preston
Bone marrow suppression: neutropenia and thrombocytopenia / Ruth Dunleavey
Change in eating habits / Jane Hopkinson
Sexuality and cancer / Isabel White
Anxiety and depression / Annabel Pollard and Meinir Krishnasamy
Delirium / Meinir Krishnasamy
Acute events in cancer / Stephen O'Connor
pt. 5: Needs and priorities in cancer care. Introduction
The needs of children and adolescents / Fay Scullion and Jenny Thompson
The needs of older people / Christopher Bailey
Ethnicity, difference, and care / Yasmin Gunaratnam
Living with cancer long term: the implications of survival / David Wright
Self-management and self-help / Claire Foster
User involvement in cancer services / David Wright and Jenny Walton
Palliative care and cancer / Sheila Payne
Research and cancer care / Jessica Corner.
Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part 1: Cancer, Care, and Society; CHAPTER ONE: What is cancer?; CHAPTER TWO: Knowledge and caring: a philosophical and personal perspective; CHAPTER THREE: Cancer, care, and society; CHAPTER FOUR: Cancer epidemiology; CHAPTER FIVE: Developments in the management of cancer; Part 2: The Experience of Cancer; Introduction; CHAPTER SIX: The impact of cancer; CHAPTER SEVEN: The impact of cancer on the family; CHAPTER EIGHT: The impact of cancer on health care professionals; CHAPTER NINE: Therapeutic strategies in cancer care.
Part 3: The Experience of TreatmentIntroduction; CHAPTER TEN: The experience of treatment; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Surgery; CHAPTER TWELVE: Chemotherapy; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Radiotherapy; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Endocrine therapies; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer care; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Hereditary cancer; Part 4: The Management of Cancer-related Problems; Introduction; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Pain; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Nausea and vomiting; CHAPTER NINETEEN: Fatigue; CHAPTER TWENTY: Breathlessness; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Wound management; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Lymphoedema.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Malignant ascitesCHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Bone marrow suppression: neutropenia and thrombocytopenia; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Change in eating habits; CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Sexuality and cancer; CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Anxiety and depression; CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Delirium; CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Acute events in cancer; Part 5: Needs and Priorities in Cancer Care; Introduction; CHAPTER THIRTY: The needs of children and adolescents; CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: The needs of older people; CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Ethnicity, difference, and care.
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Living with cancer long term: the implications of survivalCHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Self-management and self-help; CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: User involvement in cancer services; CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Palliative care and cancer; CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Research and cancer care; Index.