Cancer Symptom Management (Jones and Bartlett Series in Oncology)

Today, nurses are challenged to provide quality care and meet the educational and care needs of patients in the ambulatory-care setting. Cancer Symptom Management provides clinical oncology nurses with the information and tools they need to help individuals and families face the daily problems that arise with cancer and its treatment. The contributors to this book are all recognized for their expertise as practitioners who also understand the ramifications of changes in the health care arena. The book identifies the most common problems that individuals with cancer experience, describing how the problem affects the quality of the individual's life and identifying what the nurse or patient can do to help relieve or diminish suffering.