Cancer Nursing
Subtitle: Principles and Practice (Jones and Bartlett Series in Nursing)
Contributors: Margaret Hansen Frogge (Editor)
Edition: 3 Sub edition
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub
Published: April 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1724
ISBN-13: 9780867206401
Subjects: Oncology; Nursing; Cancer Care Nursing; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Nursing - Oncology & Cancer; 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.