Head and Neck Cancer (Site-specific Cancer Series) - Tapa blanda

A classic text on the care of patients with head and neck cancer... [and] a vital source-book for practitioners who are faced daily with patient care issues. - FROM THE FOREWORD, SANDRA L. SCHWARTZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOCIETY OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD-NECK NURSES

The second volume in the "Site-Specific Cancer" series examines what is often considered the most devastating and debilitating of all cancers."Head and Neck Cancer" reviews all aspects of this disease, including information on anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology; prevention and early detection; patient assessment; surgical management of head and neck malignancies; radiation treatment and symptom management; chemotherapy; postoperative management of the head and neck surgical patient; survivorship; and nursing research issues.