Prostate Cancer : Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care

Prostate Cancer : Nursing Assessment, Management, and Care / Meredith Wallace, Lorrie L. Powel, editors.

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, treatme...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kazer, Meredith Wallace, Powel, Lorrie L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2002.
Series:Springer series on geriatric nursing.
Subjects:
Prostate > Cancer > Nursing.
Nursing diagnosis.
Nursing assessment.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
Nursing diagnosis
Nursing assessment
Prostate > Cancer > Nursing
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Table of Contents:
  • Prostate cancer : the nature of the problem / Meredith Wallace and Lorrie L. Powel
  • Prostate cancer : risk factors and prevention / Joannie Meehan
  • Assessment, screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer / Eun-Hyun Lee
  • Treatment choices and the decision-making process / Maureen E. O'Rourke
  • Quality of life with prostate cancer / Lorrie L. Powel and Meredith Wallace
  • Nursing care for radical prostatectomy / Penny Marschke
  • Nursing care for radiation treatment / Vanna M. Dest
  • Hormone therapy / Dorothy A. Calabrese
  • Watchful waiting-managing prostate cancer as a chronic disease / Meredith Wallace
  • Prevalent issues in patient education / Vanna M. Dest and Meredith Wallace
  • End of life care / Susan Derby and Diane B. Loseth.

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