LEADER 02977nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910454180903321 005 20210831182931.0 010 $a1-281-81867-4 010 $a9786611818678 010 $a0-8261-8746-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000576969 035 $a(EBL)423426 035 $a(OCoLC)476262844 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000229436 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199506 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229436 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10171655 035 $a(PQKB)11008051 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC423426 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL423426 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10265370 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL181867 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000576969 100 $a20011120d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aProstate cancer$b[electronic resource] $enursing assessment, management, and care /$fMeredith Wallace, Lorrie L. Powel, editors 210 $aNew York $cSpringer Publ. Co.$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (238 p.) 225 1 $aSpringer series on geriatric nursing 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8261-8745-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-213) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aProstate cancer is the most common form of cancer in American adult males. The content of this book, developed by clinical nurse experts, provides information on the state-of-the-art care of men with prostate cancer. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment options, and psychosocial effects of this disease. A major focus of the book is on quality of life and the nurses' role in improving this through teaching patients and their families how to manage common symptoms and side effects such as urinary and sexual problems. 410 0$aSpringer series on geriatric nursing. 606 $aProstate$xCancer$xNursing 606 $aProstate$xCancer$xTreatment 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aProstate$xCancer$xNursing. 615 0$aProstate$xCancer$xTreatment. 676 $a616.99463 701 $aKazer$b Meredith Wallace$cPhD, RN.$0867980 701 $aPowel$b Lorrie L$01028550 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454180903321 996 $aProstate cancer$92444590 997 $aUNINA