Pocket Guide To Colorectal Cancer

The updated second edition of Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancerwas designed for clinical nurses caring for patients with colorectal cancer at the bedside, in the hospital, outpatient clinic, or home. This easy-to-use reference provides nurses with practical material that is useful in the day-to-day care of patients with colorectal cancer, including information on quality of life, advanced symptom management, survivorship, and insight into the colorectal cancer experience. The guide consists of five parts:- The Basics: Epidemiology, Screening/Early Detection and Prevention- Disease Assessment- Primary Cancer: Therapeutic Approaches and Nursing Care- Treatment of Recurrent and Matastatic Colorectal Cancer- Care of Individual with Colorectal Cancer