Central nervous system cancers
By: edited by Deborah Hutchinson Allen and Laurie L. Rice
Contributors: Oncology Nursing Society
Series: Site-specific cancer series; Site-specific cancer series
Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781890504984
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to central nervous system cancers; title: Anatomy and physiology of the brain and spine; title: Patient assessment; title: Anatomy and physiology of the brain and spine; title: Adult cancers of the brain and spinal cord; title: Pediatric cancers of the brain and spinal cord; title: Treatment modalities : surgical treatments; title: Chemotherapy for central nervous system malignancies; title: Treatment modalities : radiotherapy; title: Special consideration in pediatrics : therapeutic modalities; title: Symptom management and psychological issues; title: Evidence-based practice : where we are now.