Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Nature of the Disease
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    Pages 1-7
  3. Basic Principles, Physics and Biology
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    Pages 8-19
  4. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
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    Pages 20-35
  5. Cytotoxic Chemotherapy
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    Pages 36-56
  6. The Skin
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    Pages 57-66
  7. The Mouth, Lip, Tongue, Pharynx and Larynx
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    Pages 67-95
  8. Nursing Care of the Patients Described in Chapter 6
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    Pages 96-103
  9. The Paranasal Sinuses
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    Pages 104-110
  10. The Brain
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    Pages 111-136
  11. The Spinal Cord
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    Pages 137-151
  12. The Eye and the Ear
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    Pages 152-170
  13. The Thyroid
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    Pages 171-184
  14. The Lung, Bronchi and Pleura
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    Pages 185-198
  15. The Gastro-intestinal Tract, Liver, Biliary System and Pancreas
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    Pages 199-227
  16. The Breast
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    Pages 228-255
  17. The Female Reproductive System
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    Pages 256-294
  18. The Male Reproductive System
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    Pages 295-313
  19. The Urinary Tract
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    Pages 314-335
  20. Bone and Cartilage
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    Pages 336-351

About this book

Introduction

This is the second edition of a well-established nursing textbook. The author has undertaken a complete re-write of the book, and brings in not only up-to-date techniques and methods of treatment, but also the important nursing attitudes and approaches to care.

Keywords

cancer care chemotherapy liver lymphoma nursing

Authors and affiliations

  • L. G. Capra
    • 1
  1. 1.Guildford and Godalming Group HospitalUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18386-9
  • Copyright Information Macmillan Publishers Limited 1986
  • Publisher Name Palgrave, London
  • eBook Packages Engineering
  • Print ISBN 978-0-333-38616-3
  • Online ISBN 978-1-349-18386-9
  • About this book
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