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This concise but comprehensive text provides those new to palliative care with an overview of the many aspects of their work. It is based on lecture notes which have been used by clinical students and nurses at Oxford and elsewhere, and is now available for a wider readership.

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Introduction: cancer - a suitable case for treatment. The epidemiology of cancer. Genetics and cancer. Cancer screening. Preventing cancer. Calman - Hine and after. Commissioning cancer services. Cancer in primary care. Postgraduate medical education for modern cancer services. What cancer patients need. Nursing and cancer care. Palliative care. Information, clinical governance and research. The future of cancer services: aspirations for the cancer patient.

Modernising Cancer Services

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/03/1995
      ISBN13: 9781857754599, 978-1857754599
      ISBN10: 185775459X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This concise but comprehensive text provides those new to palliative care with an overview of the many aspects of their work. It is based on lecture notes which have been used by clinical students and nurses at Oxford and elsewhere, and is now available for a wider readership.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: cancer - a suitable case for treatment. The epidemiology of cancer. Genetics and cancer. Cancer screening. Preventing cancer. Calman - Hine and after. Commissioning cancer services. Cancer in primary care. Postgraduate medical education for modern cancer services. What cancer patients need. Nursing and cancer care. Palliative care. Information, clinical governance and research. The future of cancer services: aspirations for the cancer patient.

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