Breast Cancer Nursing Care and Management (eBook)

Victoria Harmer (Autor)

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2010 | 2. Auflage
384 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-2933-9 (ISBN)

Infos

"This book is an excellent resource for nurses working in either a
hospital or primary care"

--Breast Cancer Care News

"This book would be really helpful to other breast cancer nurses
and students about to embark on work in this field"

--Journal of Community Nursing

This comprehensive handbook is for nurses and other healthcare
professionals involved in the care of people with breast cancer. It
gives up-to-date evidence-based information and practical advice on
nursing care throughout diagnosis, treatment, recovery and
end-of-life care.

Each chapter is written by an expert in the field. Topics
include the anatomy of the breast, available treatments,
complementary therapies, the psychological care of patients and
their families, and the role of the specialist nurse. This book
provides a well-balanced approach to all aspects of managing breast
malignancy. The importance of writing from a nursing perspective is
underlined so that the essence of support and bedside care is
maintained.

This second edition includes:

* Updates on guidelines as well as references to recent trials
and changes to the breast screening programme

* A new chapter on survivorship issues covering the long-term
consequences and effects of recovering from breast cancer

Autor

Victoria Harmer is the author of Breast Cancer Nursing Care and Management, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II. He has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history.

Inhalt

Preface vii

Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales ix

Words of Encouragement for Nurses from Stella McCartney x

Contributors xi

Acknowledgements xiii

1 An Overview of the Breast and Breast Cancer 1
Elisabeth Grimsey

2 The Histopathology of Breast Cancer 19
Helen E. Froyd and Victoria Harmer

3 Genetic Factors in Breast Cancer 35
Audrey Ardern-Jones

4 Breast Screening 58
Ann-Marie Fretwell
(previous contribution by Linda Lee)

5 Surgery for Breast Cancer 81
Victoria Harmer

6 Physiotherapy for Patients with Breast Cancer 103
Helen Macleod and Pauline Koelling

7 Breast Reconstruction 122
Nicola West

8 Chemotherapy as a Treatment for Breast Cancer 149
Elaine Lennan
(previous contribution by Joan Klein née McCoy)

9 Radiotherapy as a Treatment for Breast Cancer 173
Karen Burnet

10 Endocrine Treatment for Breast Cancer 190
Deborah Fenlon and Kay Townsend

11 Lymphoedema and Breast Cancer 215
Mary Woods

12 Fungating Wounds 232
Victoria Harmer
(previous contribution by Rachael King)

13 Advanced Disease 251
Elizabeth Sumner

14 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 282
Rosemary Lucey

15 Psychological Issues for the Patient with Breast Cancer 309
Jane Rogers and Mary Turner

16 Survivorship Issues 329
Carmel Sheppard

17 Specialist Nursing Roles: What Are the Challenges? 342
Emma Pennery

Index 355

Rezensionen

"This book is essential reading for everyone working in
breast cancer care in primary and secondary settings, from nursing
students to breast care nurse specialists." (Nursing
Standard, 1 May 2012)
"This is a valuable resource for all nurses working with breast
cancer patients; it should become essential reading for those in
training in the field, as well as for those with more experience."
(Cancer Nursing Practice, 1 July 2011)

"This is a well-written and well-organized resource for nurses
caring for patients diagnosed with breast cancer. The organization
is extremely user friendly and this update is justified." (Doody's,
12 August 2011)

"This edition has updated guidelines and references to recent
trials and changes to the UK screening program and a new chapter on
survivorship issues and the long-term consequences and effects of
recovery." (Booknews, 1 April 2011)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.11.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Fachpflege
• Schlagworte: Brustkrebs • Cancer & Palliative Care Nursing • Krankenpflege • nursing • Pflege i. d. Krebs- u. Palliativmedizin
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-2933-2 / 1444329332
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-2933-9 / 9781444329339