02977nam 2200613Ia 450 991045418090332120210831182931.01-281-81867-497866118186780-8261-8746-3(CKB)1000000000576969(EBL)423426(OCoLC)476262844(SSID)ssj0000229436(PQKBManifestationID)11199506(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229436(PQKBWorkID)10171655(PQKB)11008051(MiAaPQ)EBC423426(Au-PeEL)EBL423426(CaPaEBR)ebr10265370(CaONFJC)MIL181867(EXLCZ)99100000000057696920011120d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProstate cancer[electronic resource] nursing assessment, management, and care /Meredith Wallace, Lorrie L. Powel, editorsNew York Springer Publ. Co.c20021 online resource (238 p.)Springer series on geriatric nursingDescription based upon print version of record.0-8261-8745-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-213) and index.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; IndexProstate 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.Springer series on geriatric nursing.ProstateCancerNursingProstateCancerTreatmentElectronic books.ProstateCancerNursing.ProstateCancerTreatment.616.99463Kazer Meredith WallacePhD, RN.867980Powel Lorrie L1028550MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454180903321Prostate cancer2444590UNINA