The Care of the Cancer Patient

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The Nature of the Disease....Pages 1-7
Basic Principles, Physics and Biology....Pages 8-19
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow....Pages 20-35
Cytotoxic Chemotherapy....Pages 36-56
The Skin....Pages 57-66
The Mouth, Lip, Tongue, Pharynx and Larynx....Pages 67-95
Nursing Care of the Patients Described in Chapter 6....Pages 96-103
The Paranasal Sinuses....Pages 104-110
The Brain....Pages 111-136
The Spinal Cord....Pages 137-151
The Eye and the Ear....Pages 152-170
The Thyroid....Pages 171-184
The Lung, Bronchi and Pleura....Pages 185-198
The Gastro-intestinal Tract, Liver, Biliary System and Pancreas....Pages 199-227
The Breast....Pages 228-255
The Female Reproductive System....Pages 256-294
The Male Reproductive System....Pages 295-313
The Urinary Tract....Pages 314-335
Bone and Cartilage....Pages 336-351
The Lymphomas....Pages 352-368
Leukaemias, Myeloma and Polycythaemia....Pages 369-397
Malignant Disease in Children....Pages 398-414
The Auxiliary Services....Pages 415-420
The Care of the Patient and Family....Pages 421-434
Protection....Pages 435-442
Radiation of Benign Conditions....Pages 443-446
Day-to-day Work....Pages 447-457
The Future....Pages 458-460
Back Matter....Pages 461-476