Prostate Cancer : Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care /
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in American adult males. The content of this book, developed by clinical nurse experts, provides information on the state-of-the-art care of men with prostate cancer. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatme...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer,
©2002.
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Colección: | Springer series on geriatric nursing.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Prostate cancer : the nature of the problem / Meredith Wallace and Lorrie L. Powel
- Prostate cancer : risk factors and prevention / Joannie Meehan
- Assessment, screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer / Eun-Hyun Lee
- Treatment choices and the decision-making process / Maureen E. O'Rourke
- Quality of life with prostate cancer / Lorrie L. Powel and Meredith Wallace
- Nursing care for radical prostatectomy / Penny Marschke
- Nursing care for radiation treatment / Vanna M. Dest
- Hormone therapy / Dorothy A. Calabrese
- Watchful waiting-managing prostate cancer as a chronic disease / Meredith Wallace
- Prevalent issues in patient education / Vanna M. Dest and Meredith Wallace
- End of life care / Susan Derby and Diane B. Loseth.