SECTION 1 Philosophies of Cancer Nursing and the Context of Care Section Editor: Yvonne Wengstrom 1. Concepts of health behaviour A Topping 2. Partnerships in care Y Wengstrom, C Forsberg 3. The social and cultural context of cancer care K Ahlberg
SECTION 2 The Scientific Basis of Cancer Care Section Editors: Diane Batchelor, Jaqualyn S Moore 4. Cancer epidemiology H Evans, A Newnham, H Moller 5. Genetic basis of cancer A Matakidou, T Eisen 6. Pathology F Bosman 7. The immunological basis of cancer J Moore
SECTION 3 Prevention, Early Detection and Diagnosis Section Editor: Agnes Glaus 8 Prevention A Glaus, S Aguinaga Bialous, P Rieger Trahan 9 Early detection A Glaus, P Rieger Trahan
SECTION 4 Treatment and Care Section Editors: Sara Faithfull, Mary Wells 10 Decision making in cancer care AJ Munro 11 The experience of cancer treatment D Fitzsimmons, J Middleton 12 Surgery AM Thompson, M Wells 13 Radiotherapy S Faithfull 14 Chemotherapy in context M Coward, H Coley 15 Biological therapy D Batchelor 16 Bone Marrow Transplant Barry Quinn, Moira Stephens 17 Hormone therapy in cancer care D Fenlon 18 Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer care A Molassiotis, A Cawthorn, P Mackereth
SECTION 5 Symptom Management Section Editors: Alexander Molassiotis, Gina Copp 19 missing 20 Nausea and vomiting A Molassiotis, S Borjeson 21 missing 22 Constipation and diarrhoea T Andrewes, C Norton 23 Management of breathlessness in people with cancer S Moore, H Plant, M Bredin 24 Skin and wound care W Naylor 25 Cancer-related lymphoedema and its management J-A MacLaren 26 Oral complications in patients with cancer KK Cheng 27 Alopecia D Batchelor 28 Maligant effusion S Dolan, N Preston 29 Anorexia, cachexia and malnutrition A Molassiotis, J Foubert 30 Cancer-related fatigue K Ahlberg 31 The impact of cancer and cancer therapy on sexual and reproductive health I White 32 Altered body image D Harcourt, N Rumsey 33 Psychological care for patients with cancer E Furlong, S O’Toole
SECTION 6 Care Delivery Systems Section Editors: Maggie Grundy, Emile Maassen 34 Cancer care and cancer nursing M Grundy, E Maasson 35 Intensive nursing care of the cancer patient S Dolan 36 Rehabilitation and survivorship M Wells, S MacBride 37 Palliative care S Mirando
Nora Kearney, Professor of Cancer Care, Director, Cancer Care Research Centre, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, UK and Alison Richardson, Professor of Cancer and Palliative Care Nursing, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College, London, UK
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