Cancer Therapies
- ISBN-10
- 0763726826
- ISBN-13
- 9780763726829
- Category
- CD-ROMs
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Authors
- Margaret Barton-Burke, Gail M. Wilkes
Description
Covers all traditional and cutting-edge therapies used to manage cancer. The book addresses chemotherapy, biotherapy, molecularly targeted therapies, transplants, and therapy in the non-malignant condition. It includes a complete list of chemotherapy agents, listed alphabetically for easy reference, as well as a Standardized Nursing Care Plans section offering practical guidance on patient care planning.
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