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020 _a1861560478
100 _aGibson, F
245 0 _aPaediatric oncology : acute nursing care
260 _aLondon :
_bWhurr,
_c1999
505 _aPrinciples of chemotherapy ; Administration of chemotherapy ; Side effects of chemotherapy ; Altered body image ; Late effects of chemotherapy ; Future trends ; Background to the bone marrow transplant procedure ; Preparation for transplant ; Collection and infusion of bone marrow ; The neutropenic phase ; Complications of bone marrow transplant ; The post-engraftment phase ; Long term effects ; Peripheral blood stem cell transplant ; Further developments in bone marrow transplant ; Staff support in bone marrow transplant ; General surgery ; Neurosurgery ; Primary bone cancer in young people ; The nature of radiotherapy ; Administration of radiotherapy ; Tumours and radiotherapy treatment ; Acute and subacute side effects of radiotherapy ; The role of radiotherapy in palliation ; Late effects of radiotherapy ; The future: what does it hold?
520 _aThis text examines the current practices and advances in the nursing care of children with cancer. It addresses four modalities of treatment: chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, surgery and radiotherapy - in each of which specific areas are discussed, including symptom management, complications and late effects.
650 _aNeoplasms - Child
650 _aPediatric Nursing
650 _aPaediatric Cancer Nursing
650 _aPaediatric Nursing
700 _aEvans, M
999 _c41896
_d41896