Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancer - Softcover

Berg, Deborah T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763701726 ISBN 13: 9780763701727

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2003

Synopsis

This easy-to-use reference provides nurses with practical
material that is useful in the day-to-day care of patients with colorectal cancer. Divided into five sections, the text covers: the basics of colorectal cancer disease assessment therapeutic approaches and nursing care treatment of recurrent and metastatic colorectal cancer and care of the individual with colorectal cancer. Quality of life, advanced symptom management, and survivorship are also explored and offer insight into the colorectal cancer experience.

About this title

About the Author

Deborah Berg is an Oncology Nursing Consultant for academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, educational companies, professional organizations, and marketing groups. She develops and/ or presents educational programs on topics including, but not limited to, symptom management, cancer basics, clinical trials, and colorectal cancer. For 2 years, she has worked for Pharmacia Corporation first as an Oncology Education Specialist and recently as a Clinial Research Liaison. For 18 years, she worked in various oncology nursing roles at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, most recently in the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer as the Program Administration/ Clinical Trials Manager. Ms. Berg received a BSN for the University of Southern Maine. She is an active member of the Oncology Nursing Society. Ms. Berg is an active speaker and presents frequently on the topic of colorectal cancer treatment options and clinical trials. She has authored and co-authored numerous manuscripts, which have appeared in journals such as Seminars in Oncology, Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, and the Oncology Nursing Forum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763701726
• ISBN 13: 9780763701727
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374