Table of Contents
Section One: Introduction Introduction
Specialist nursing roles
Section Two: The cancer problem
Cancer epidemiology
Cancer biology
Cancer prevention and screening
Section Three - The experience of cancer
The personal experience of cancer
The social experience of cancer
Section Four - Supportive and palliative care
Supportive care
Information and user involvement
Psychological, social and spiritual support
Rehabilitation of the cancer patient
Palliative care
Ethics in cancer care
Section Five - Clinical management of cancer
Diagnosis and staging
Surgery and cancer
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Hormonal therapy
Biotherapies
High dose chemotherapy (Autogus transplant)
Haemopeotic stem cell transplant
Clinical trials
Section Six - Management of major cancers
Bone and soft tissue sarcomas
Breast cancer
Central nervous system cancers
Colorectal cancer
Cancer of unknown primary site
Endocrine cancers
Upper gastrointestinal tumours
Genitourinary cancers
Gynaecological cancers
Head and neck cancers
Haematological cancers
HIV related cancer
Lung cancer
Skin cancer
Section Seven - Symptom management
Assessment
Bone marrow suppression
Blood product support
Thrombosis
Altered bowel function
Cancer-related breathlessness
Cancer-related fatigue
Malignant effusions
Nausea and vomiting
Nutritional disorders
Pain management
Symptom management at the end of life
Psychological reactions to cancer
Psychoses and their management
Altered body image
Sexual health and cancer
Skin and mucosal alterations
Section Eight - Oncological emergencies