内容简介
MuchhaschangedsincethefirstbookPaediatricOncology:AcuteNursingCare(1999),therefore,thisneweditionencompassesthesechangesinrelationtothepracticeitselfandtheevidencethatunderpinsit.Emphasisisplacedonensuringterminologyisaccurate,inkeepingwiththelanguageofthecurrentday.Thebookisdividedintosixsections:Chemotherapy,HaematopoeticStemCellTransplantation,GeneralSurgery,Radiotherapy,LateEffectsofcancertherapies,andPalliativeCare.Thereisabriefcommentaryattheendofeachsection/chapterbya‘novice’authorbutexperiencedpractitioner,highlightingtothereaderwhatisalreadyknownandwhatthesection/chapteraddstotheircurrentknowledgeandpractice.