"When you think you have time but your life's on the line" A book of poems written by Rachel Agate, after the tragic loss of her young husband, James Agate at only 41 years of age. Poems that give others an insight to the raw, real side of cancer; 360 degrees of healthcare, the chemo, the treatments, the ups and downs and in-between. The journey to the finish line that was never quite achieved through the constant hurdles thrown along the path. The infinite hope, determination and resilience...
Janice Post-White was an oncology nurse who thought she knew what life with cancer was about-until her four-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. While he drew pictures to process his emotions, she buried her feelings and threw herself into managing a dual role as a medical professional and mother. Her introspective memoir shares her son's perspective as a young cancer patient and teen survivor, and explores her own personal and professional insights on survivorship, resilience, healing and...
Assessing Satisfaction in Health and Long-term Care
Drawing from their own research, the authors have created a book that answers the much asked questions about how to access the satisfaction of health and long-term care recipients successfully. Designed to be practical in its application, the book includes many examples of questions and approaches used to access consumer satisfaction. Part 1 provides an overview, in which the authors discuss theories, approaches to measuring consumer satisfaction, and how to implement a consumer data collection...
Designed for clinical nurses caring for prostate cancer patients at the bedside, in the hospital, outpatient clinic, or home, this easy-to-use reference provides nurses with practical material that is useful in the day-to-day care of patients with prostate cancer.
Retrotransposons And Human Disease: L1 Retrotransposons As A Source Of Genetic Diversity
Thirty years ago we knew that retrotransposons made up at least half of our genomes, but little about their role in biology. The human genome has since been sequenced and the position of all retrotransposons in the reference sequence has been determined. However, as of today, the function of retrotransposons still remains elusive. We know much more about the diseases associated with their movement and the host defenses we all have against them.This volume explores an array of diseases in humans...
Glioblastoma - A Guide for Patients and Loved Ones
by Gideon D Burrows
Working as an emergency room nurse, Margaret Coberly came in contact with death on a daily basis. However, it wasn't until her own brother was diagnosed with terminal cancer that she realized she understood very little about the emotional and spiritual aspects of caring for the terminally ill. To fill this gap she turned to the unique wisdom on death and dying found in Tibetan Buddhism. In this book Coberly offers sound, practical advice on meeting the essential needs of the dying, integrating s...
Some Food Additives, Feed Additives Naturally Occurring Substances (IARC Monographs, v. 31)
by Iarc
The Link between Obesity and Cancer provides a comprehensive review on the relationship between obesity and cancer, presenting global perspectives on obesity and cancer incidence that are followed by in-depth discussions on cancers for which we have new evidence of a causal relationship with obesity. Readers will gain fundamental knowledge on which cancer types are related to obesity. In addition, this updated resource provides significant knowledge for clinicians on when to act, along with spec...
"This book is an excellent resource for nurses working in either a hospital or primary care" --Breast Cancer Care News "This book would be really helpful to other breast cancer nurses and students about to embark on work in this field" --Journal of Community Nursing This comprehensive handbook is for nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with breast cancer. It gives up-to-date evidence-based information and practical advice on nursing care throughout diagnosis,...
Death and Dying Understanding and Care
by Barbara Backer, Natalie Hannon, and Noreen Russell
It is important to recognize and accept the uniqueness of each individual's response to loss, dying and death. This excellent second edition conveys the message that understanding and care should be valued as highly as efficiency and cost-effectiveness in today's high-tech medical system. Death and Dying: Understanding and Care identifies patterns of response to dying and death in American society, it discusses problems associated with the cessation of life, and it examines the structure and pro...