In 2000 the Department of Health issued a number of initiatives, with improving cancer treatment and research, and providing greater resources for cancer care being made a priority. Nurses and their colleague will be at the forefront of these changes.
The book presents specialized biological information on what cancer is, how it damages the body, and how cancer treatments work. Engaging, accessible and illustrated throughout, this unique text:
*explains the basic biology of cancer
*discusses the biology of wide range of common cancers
*identifies and explains the biological...

Presenting specialized biological information on what cancer is, this book looks at how it damages the body, and how cancer treatments work. Engaging, accessible and illustrated throughout, this unique text:

• explains the basic biology of cancer
• discusses the biology of the wide range of common cancers
• identifies and explains the biological causes of cancer
• explains drug action in chemotherapy and analgesia
• explains the link between diet and cancer, and how diet is important in cancer therapy
• discusses the biological basis of a...