Cancer Nursing
Subtitle: Principles and Practice
Contributors: Connie Henke Yarbro (Editor); Margaret Hansen Frogge (Editor); Michelle Goodman (Editor); Susan L. Groenwald (Editor)
Edition: 5th edition
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: May 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1911
ISBN-13: 9780763711641
Subjects: Oncology; Terminal care nursing; Nursing - Nurse & Patient; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Nursing - Oncology & Cancer; Nursing - General
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.