Meredith Wallace 
Prostate Cancer [PDF ebook] 
Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care

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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, treatment options, and psychosocial effects of this disease. A major focus of the book is on quality of life and the nursesí role in improving this through teaching patients and their families how to manage common symptoms and side effects such as urinary and sexual problems.

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Table of Content


Foreword

  • Prostate Cancer: The Nature of the Problem, M. Wallace and L.L. Powel

  • Prostate Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention, J. Meehan

  • Assessment, Screening and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer, E.H. Lee

  • Treatment Choices and the Decision-Making Process, M. OíRourke

  • Quality of Life and Prostate Cancer, L.L. Powel and M. Wallace

  • Nursing Care for Radical Prostatectomy, P. Marschke

  • Nursing Care for Radiation Treatment, V.M. Dest

  • Hormone Therapy, D.A. Calabrese

  • Watchful Waiting – Management of Prostate Cancer as a Chronic Disease, M. Wallace

  • Prevalent Issues in Patient Education, V.M. Dest and M. Wallace

  • End of Life Care, S. Derby and D.B. Loseth
  • References

    Index

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    Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 232 ● ISBN 9780826187468 ● File size 14.0 MB ● Editor Meredith Kazer & Lorrie Powel ● Publisher Springer Publishing Company ● Published 2002 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5847916 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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