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Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract


Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract

A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners
1. Aufl.

von: Davina Porock, Diane Palmer

57,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 03.02.2006
ISBN/EAN: 9780470031650
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 200

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This text is a primer on the care of the patient with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, for nurses who may not have experience in this demanding speciality. <p>The book begins with a comprehensive look at the issues and scope of the frequently used term "quality of life". Chapters two and three take an in-depth look at the impact of cancer on the individual and the family. Chapters four to six then introduce the principal aspects of cancer as a disease from both a medical and nursing perspective, beginning with cancers of the aerodigestive tract through to lower gastrointestinal cancers.</p> <p>Chapter seven covers the role of nutrition in the prevention of cancer and the nutritional management of patients with cancer. Chapters eight and nine provide a guide to the management of patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy in order to familiarize the gastroenterology nurse with what may lie ahead for the patient.</p> <p>The final chapter outlines the principles of symptom management and palliative care for integration into patient care throughout the course of cancer.</p>
Contributors. <p>Series Foreword.</p> <p>Preface.</p> <p><b>Chapter 1</b> Quality of life and the cancer journey, <i>Suzanne Nikoletti and S. Robin Cohen.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 2</b> The impact of cancer on self-concept, <i>Liz Ashton.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 3</b> The impact of cancer on the family, <i>Linda J. Kristjanson and Sue Davis.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 4</b> Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract: head and neck, <i>Peter Rhys Evans and Fran Rhys Evans.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 5</b> Cancfer of the upper gastrointestinal tract, <i>Karen Tarbuni, Hanif Shiwani and Peter Sedman.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 6</b> Cancer of the lower gastrointestinal tract: colon and rectum cancer, <i>Mandi Bulmer and Graeme Duthie.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 7</b> Nutrition and gastrointestinal cancer, <i>Diane Palmer and Pamela Barker.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 8</b> Care of the patient receiving radiotherapy, <i>Davina Porock.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 9</b> Care of the patient receiving chemotherapy, <i>Sally Legge.</i></p> <p><b>Chapter 10</b> Symptom management and palliative care, <i>Julie MacDonald and Tracey McCready.</i></p> <p>Index.</p>
<p><b>Davina Porock</b> is the editor of <i>Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Diane Palmer</b> is the editor of <i>Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners</i>, published by Wiley.</p>
This text is a primer on the care of the patient with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, for nurses who may not have experience in this demanding speciality. <p>The book begins with a comprehensive look at the issues and scope of the frequently used term "quality of life". Chapters two and three take an in-depth look at the impact of cancer on the individual and the family. Chapters four to six then introduce the principal aspects of cancer as a disease from both a medical and nursing perspective, beginning with cancers of the aerodigestive tract through to lower gastrointestinal cancers.</p> <p>Chapter seven covers the role of nutrition in the prevention of cancer and the nutritional management of patients with cancer. Chapters eight and nine provide a guide to the management of patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy in order to familiarize the gastroenterology nurse with what may lie ahead for the patient.</p> <p>The final chapter outlines the principles of symptom management and palliative care for integration into patient care throughout the course of cancer.</p>

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