Overview
Cancer is one of the most prevalent diseases of the developed world and 1 in 3 people will be affected by cancer at some time in their lives. Despite the huge investment into cure and prevention of cancer by the government and pharmaceutical companies, there will always be a need for the caring professions for people with cancer. Palliative care is an essential part of nursing the cancer patient and offers a holistic approach to caring for the person, from relief from the physical symptoms to offering spiritual, emotional, social and health care. Palliative care is a dynamic area of care with new and alternative therapies and approaches being developed all the time, some of these are in the form of drugs, others using complementary techniques to alleviate symptoms. This edition has been revised, restructured and updated to meet the current needs of newcomers to palliative care in 2001.
Full Product Details
Author: Jenny Penson ,
Ronald Fisher
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Hodder Arnold
Edition: 3rd New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.677kg
ISBN: 9780340763964
ISBN 10: 0340763965
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 03 May 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Thought-provoking and essential reading to all health professionals involved inpalliative care. This book represents an extremely useful resource for health professionals involved in palliative care especially if a novice to the specialty. User friendly with good use of diagrams. The use of plain English written in an academic style makes it useful to the health professional and lay carer alike. -- European Journal of Cancer Care 20030131 This extremely comprehensive book is easy to use and written in a sensitive manner...this is an encouraging text for those professionals who feel lost when caring for patients in the final period of life. I believe this book will be a valuable addition to any library. -- Palliative Medicine 20030630 This is an excellent primer of palliative care for nurses. I think it would be equally useful to junior doctors and those who don't work in the palliative care field. Highly recommended. -- International Assoc. for Hospice & Palliative Care 20030331 The style of the chapters i.e. providing extensive information for further reading, make it a valuable reference volume for both qualified nurses and students working in this area... I would recommend this book to nurses as a valuable addition to their collection of text books. -- Journal of Community Nursing 20030331 A now classic text and the new edition ensures it is up to date with some fast moving changes in these areas of practise. -- Dr S Rogers, University of Edinburgh 20041005
Author Information
Jenny Penson Macmillan Project Manager, North Devon PCT, Therapist and Teacher, Devon, UK Ronald Fisher Lecturer in Palliative Care, and formerly Consultant Physician in Continuing Care at the first Macmillan Unit, Christchurch Hospital, Dorset, UK
