Palliative and supportive care of advanced cancer
By: Betty Thomas Daniel, guest editor.
Contributors: Daniel, Betty Thomas.
Series: The nursing clinics of North America -- v. 36, no. 4
Publisher: W.B. Saunders
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 886
Subjects: Cancer pain -- Treatment; Terminally ill -- Medical care; Cancer -- Palliative treatment; Terminal care; Palliative treatment
Notes: "December 2001"

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Management of fever in neutropenic patients with cancer / Fedricker D. Barber; title: Deep vein thrombosis and anticoagulant therapy / Mitchell A. Sullano and Eric J. Ortiz; title: Management of malignant pleural effusion / Janet Taubert; title: Fatigue: a debilitating symptom / Rosalie U. Valdres, Carmen Escalante, and Ellen Manzullo; title: Management of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea and constipation / Diane G. Cope; title: Lymphedema management in patients with lymphoma / Christine Rymal; title: Anorexia and cachexia in advanced cancer / Lisa Stepp and Tammy S. Pakiz; title: Mucositis in the oncology patient / Barbara Barnes Rogers; title: Palliation of gastrointestinal obstructive disorders / Kathleen Murphy-Ende; title: Managing pain at the end of life / Mary K. Easley and Shawn Elliott; title: Family coping, styles, and challenges / Gail P. Jens, Harriett S. Chaney, and Kim E. Brodie; title: Psychologic distress in patients with cancer / Debra Sivesind and Walter F. Baile; title: Ethical issues confronting oncology nurses / Joyce L. Neumann; title: Barriers to palliative and supportive care / Kathleen Murphy-Ende; title: Self-care for the caregiver / Rosanne M. Radziewicz.