Prostate cancer : nursing assessment, management, and care / Meredith Wallace, Lorrie L. Powel, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kazer, Meredith Wallace.

Powel, Lorrie L.

Series:

Springer series on geriatric nursing.

Springer series on geriatric nursing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostate--Cancer--Nursing.

Prostate.

Prostate--Cancer--Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publ. Co., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in American adult males. The content of this book, developed by clinical nurse experts, provides information on the state-of-the-art care of men with prostate cancer. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment options, and psychosocial effects of this disease. A major focus of the book is on quality of life and the nurses' role in improving this through teaching patients and their families how to manage common symptoms and side effects such as urinary and sexual problems.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; 1 Prostate Cancer: The Nature of the Problem; 2 Prostate Cancer: Risk Factors and Prevention; 3 Assessment, Screening and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer; 4 Treatment Choices and the Decision-Making Process; 5 Quality of Life with Prostate Cancer; 6 Nursing Care for Radical Prostatectomy; 7 Nursing Care for Radiation Treatment; 8 Hormone Therapy; 9 Watchful Waiting-Managing Prostate Cancer as a Chronic Disease; 10 Prevalent Issues in Patient Education; 11 End of Life Care; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-213) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-81867-4

9786611818678

0-8261-8746-3

OCLC:

476262844