Cancer Nursing
Subtitle: Principles and Practice (Jones and Bartlett Series in Nursing)
Contributors: Susan L. Groenwald (Editor); Margaret Hansen Frogge (Editor); Michelle Goodman (Editor); Connie Henke Yarbro (Editor)
Edition: Fourth Edition edition
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: April 25, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1886
ISBN-13: 9780763702199
Subjects: Oncology; Nursing - Oncology & Cancer; Medical; Cancer Care Nursing; Medical / Nursing; Nursing - Nurse & Patient; Health/Fitness; Nursing; Cancer; Neoplasms
First sentence: In his now classic writings on the origin of cancer, Sir Richard Doll' proposed three potential causative factors underlying tumor development: (1) environmental factors, particularly diet, industrial pollution, and viruses; (2) systemic factors, including breakdowns in immunosurveillance; and (3) genetic factors, such as the degree of susceptibility to cancer.