ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 3|10 pages

Genetics and cancer

chapter 4|10 pages

Cancer screening

chapter 5|14 pages

Preventing cancer

chapter 6|18 pages

Calman-Hine and after

chapter 8|14 pages

Cancer in primary care

chapter 10|14 pages

What cancer patients need

chapter 11|10 pages

Nursing and cancer care

chapter 12|18 pages

Palliative care