Contents:

THE CANCER PROBLEM

PREVENTION DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT

CANCER SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES

THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIFIC CANCERS

DIMENSIONS OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP

PALLIATIVE CARE AND END OF LIFE

PROFESSIONAL ISSUES FOR THE CANCER NURSE

INDEX

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