Download or read book Pocket Guide to Managing Cancer Fatigue written by Anna L. Schwartz and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2004 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for oncology nurses and useful in the management of fatigue associated with cancer and its treatments, this handy pocket guide contains an overview of the basic theory regarding its incidence, etiology, including physiological and psychological mechanisms, and provides content on its assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation. The role of exercise is discussed, as well as treatment with medications including Procrit(R) and Aranesp(R).
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer written by Karen Hassey Dow and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer is an easy-to-use, day-to-day reference for nurses caring for patients with breast cancer and their families. The Pocket Guide is divided into four parts: Epidemiology of Breast Cancer, Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer, Treatment of Recurrent Breast Cancer, and Quality-of-Life Issues. Each chapter has been expanded and updated to provide the reader with current information, and the Third Edition features two new chapters on Endocrine Therapy and End-of-Life Issues. Like the previous editions, this handy pocket guide includes information on screening and early detection, assessment, treatment, surgical techniques, and cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbance.
Download or read book 2005 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential reference provides valuable information on effective symptom management and chemotherapy administration. The only oncology drug book that is updated every year.
Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Lymphoma written by Mary Ellen McFadden and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the nuances associated with the various neoplasm's that comprise lymphomas can be a challenge to nursing professionals. This book helps broaden the awareness of the biology, classification, and treatment options available to patients with lymphoma. Contemporary Issues in Lymphoma provides an overview of lymphoid malignancies (including epidemiology and etiology), the immune system and lymphoid malignancies, and the cytogenetics of lymphoid malignancies.
Download or read book Cancer Nursing written by Connie Henke Yarbro and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid changes in oncology necessitate a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for oncology nurses. For seventeen years, best-selling Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice has filled this need, supplying oncology nurses with cutting-edge, current information. Now, in its Sixth Edition, Cancer Nursing reflects the constantly shifting progress in the science of oncology, as well as emerging new therapies, new treatment modalities, the latest results from clinical trials, updates on new chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies, and new perspectives on supportive care.
Download or read book 2008 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 1318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2008 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook is a comprehensive nursing resource for assessment, intervention, and patient education in the administration of oncology drugs. This text reviews drug information
Download or read book Physicians Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2006 written by Edward Chu and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicine
Download or read book Physicians Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual written by Edward Chu and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes free CD-ROM! Completely revised and updated for 2007, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment, including several new agents (recently or about to be FDA approved). A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. A comprehensively revised introductory chapter on Principles of Chemotherapy offers a concise, current overview of the field. Special features include: Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs Diagrams of drug structures and pathways Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages Coverage of toxicity and interactions Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy Easy to load and use CD-ROM version PDA version of Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual also available!
Download or read book Oncology Nursing Review written by Connie Henke Yarbro and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book and CD-ROM learning package is designed for the oncology nurse preparing for certification and/or recertification. The text is organized according to the eight areas tested on the Oncology Certification Exam. The Fourth Edition is completely updated with new questions and revised to reflect changes that have been made to the OCN exam. The companion CD-ROM includes practice questions that can be rearranged and customized to create a new exam over and over.
Download or read book 2006 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2006 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook is a comprehensive nursing resource for assessment, intervention, and patient education in the administration of oncology drugs. This text reviews drug information from the nurse's point of view, and helps the nurse focus on minimizing toxicity. This essential reference provides valuable information on effective symptom management and chemotherapy administration for the oncology nurse. Updated annually, the 2006 edition includes the following new drugs: four antineoplastic agents (clofarabine, histrelin implant, paclitaxel protein bound particles for injection, TLK 286), four antimicrobial agents (micafungin, rifaximin, gemifloxacin, tigecycline), two immunotherapy/biotherapy symptom management agents (Imiquimod 5% cream., palifermin), and eight molecularly targeted drugs (lapatanib, panitumumab, pertuzumab, sorafeni (BAY 43-9006), sunitinib malate (sutent, SU11246), temsirolimus, tipifarnib, vatalanib), and one symptom management drug (ziconotide intrathecal infusion). In addition, indications and additional toxicity data have been updated for individual drugs, such as bevacizumab, cetuximab, and gefitinib.
Download or read book Physicians Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2008 written by Edward Chu and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes free CD-ROM! Completely revised and updated for 2008, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment. A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. Special features include: Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs Diagrams of drug structures and pathways Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages Coverage of toxicity and interactions Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy Easy to load and use CD-ROM version PDA version of Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual also available! * Correction to the 2008 edition of the Physicians’ Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual. On page 402, Capecitabine + Lapatinib is incorrectly listed as a Combination Regimen option for patients with Her2 negative mBC. As a correction, Capecitabine + Lapatinib should be listed as a Combination Regimen option for patients with Her2 postive mBC and removed from the listing for Her2 negative disease.
Download or read book Fatigue in Cancer written by Jo Armes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '. . . worthy, scientifically-founded... will do a lot to reinvigorate clinicians who have tired of fatigue and help get this complex symptom out of the too-hard baskcet.' -IAHPC WebsiteFatigue in Cancer provides a comprehensive review of the key issues involved in the research and practical application of current evidence and best practice guidelines for addressing cancer-related fatigue. An international group of contributors draw together core topics relating to this complex area of cancer management, focusing on issues of definition, patho-physiology, treatment related variables and the psychological, social and emotional impact on patients, families and carers. Critical reviews of practical management strategies for both adults and children are included, as are the current approaches to the measurement of cancer-related fatigue in clinical and research contexts. The book contributes a multi-disciplinary overview of a problem increasingly overlooked by cancer scientists, researchers, and clinicians.This book demonstrates the considerable capacity of cancer-related fatigue to impact on quality of life. Its multi-disciplinary focus and consideration of prioritised areas of future research will ensure that it is will prove invaluable for all health professionals and researchers in oncology and palliative care.Readership: Palliative medicine and oncology physicians and other professionals caring for advanced stage cancer patients.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Lung Cancer written by Marilyn Haas and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Pocket Guide to Lung Cancer addresses the epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of lung cancer by oncology nurses. The text provides resources and information on understanding lung cancer, standard treatment modalities, symptom management, evidence-based guidelines, and clinical trials.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Prostate Cancer written by Jeanne Held-Warmkessel and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for clinical nurses caring for prostate cancer patients at the bedside, in the hospital, outpatient clinic, or home, this easy-to-use reference provides nurses with practical material that is useful in the day-to-day care of patients with prostate cancer.
Download or read book Cal OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry is a handy guide for workers, employers, supervisors, and safety personnel. This latest 2011 edition is a quick field reference that summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations. The major subject headings are alphabetized and cross-referenced within the text, and it has a detailed index. Spiral bound, 8.5 x 5.5"
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancer written by Deborah T. Berg and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2003 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use reference provides nurses with practical material that is useful in the day-to-day care of patients with colorectal cancer. Divided into five sections, the text covers: the basics of colorectal cancer; disease assessment; therapeutic approaches and nursing care; treatment of recurrent and metastatic colorectal cancer; and care of the individual with colorectal cancer. Quality of life, advanced symptom management, and survivorship are also explored and offer insight into the colorectal cancer experience.
Download or read book Cancer and HIV Clinical Nutrition Pocket Guide written by Gail M. Wilkes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1999 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assists clinicians in providing care to individuals experiencing nutritional alterations related to cancer or HIV infection. Overviews basic nutritional concepts and nutritional alterations in cancer and HIV infection, addresses pathophysiology and malnutrition in cancer and HIV, and gives strategie
