Main description:

This new book covers the basics of oncology for all practitioners who are likely to provide health care to cancer patients, especially those who do not have an oncology or medical background.

Cancer educator David O'Halloran provides a unique insight by bridging the gap between normal anatomy and what happens when cancer develops. Information is provided using a layered approach, starting with simple concepts of general cancer biology and moving through to more complicated aspects of specific tumour sites and cancer treatment.

Easy to read and follow, Oncology: An Introduction for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals is written in such a way that non-specialist readers will quickly understand complex terminology and concepts, making them relatable and understandable for experienced and junior nurses alike.

Logical and easy-to-follow approach
Accessible language throughout - does not assume a prior level of knowledge
Explains cancer terminology for non-experts
Takes a graded approach to information to help learning
Provides an understanding of cancer and how it progresses, how to link anatomy to the staging of cancer, and how to explain how modern cancer treatments work
Invaluable in helping explain conditions and treatment to patients and families
Self-assessment exercises throughout help test learning

Contents:

General introduction to cancer.

Terminology explained which will be built upon in subsequent chapters

Subsequent tumour specific chapters will include:

Connective tissues tumour (Bone and Soft-tissue Sarcoma)

Blood Cancers (Leukaemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma)

Breast Cancer

Gynaecological Cancers

Lung Cancer

Head & Neck Cancers (inc Thyroid)

Colon Cancer

Brain Tumours

Kidney and Bladder cancer

Malignant Melanoma and other skin.

each chapter will cover the following areas:

. Anatomy

. Aetiology & Epidemiology

. Signs & Symptoms

. Staging & Grading

. Treatment

. Learning reinforcement exercise - true/false questions