1Preface
665.1.3 How Do Cancer Cells Spread to Other Tissues?
2Chapter - 1 Introduction to Cancer and Hematology
675.2 Conclusion
31.1 Cancer Disease
685.3 Exercise
41.2 Morbidity and Mortality associated with Cancer
69Chapter - 6 Immunology
51.3 The Common Cancers: Breast, Prostate, Lung and Bowel cancer
706.1 What does Immune System Do?
61.4 The Less Common Cancers
716.1.1 The Task of Immune System
71.4.1 Head and Neck Cancers
726.1.2 How is the Immune System Activated?
81.4.2 Malignant Melanoma
736.2 Innate Immunity
91.4.3 Penile Cancer
746.2.1 Physical and Chemical Barriers
101.4.4 Cervical Cancer
756.2.2 Inflammation
111.4.5 Thyroid Cancer
766.2.3 Phagocytosis
121.4.6 Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers
776.2.4 Complement
131.5 Haemopoiesis
786.2.5 Natural Killer Cells
141.6 History of Cancer
796.2.6 Antimicrobial Proteins
151.6.1 Origin of the Word Cancer
806.3 Acquired Immunity
161.6.2 Between the 15th and 18th Centuries
816.3.1 Lymphocytes
171.6.3 The 19th Century
826.3.2 Lymphocyte T
181.7 History of the causes of cancer
836.3.3 Dendritic Cells
191.8 History of cancer screening and detection
846.3.4 Antibodies
201.9 Development of cancer surgery
856.3.5 Strategies for Attack
211.10 Development of radiation therapy
866.4 The Immune Response
221.10.1 Development of Chemotherapy
876.4.1 Discrimination of Self from Nonself
231.10.2 Development of Hormone Therapy
886.4.2 General Features of Innate and Adaptive Immunity
241.10.3 Development of Immunotherapy
896.4.3 Cellular Elements of the Immune Response
251.11 Symptoms of Cancer
906.4.4 Antigen Recognition by T Lymphocytes/Major Histocompatibility Molecules
261.12 Exercises
916.4.5 Class I MHC Molecules
27Chapter - 2 Nursing
926.4.6 Class II Major MHC Molecules
282.1 Partnership in Care
936.5 Exercise
292.1.1 Family Caregiving Skill
947 Hematology Nursing Care
302.1.2 Dimensions of the Family Caregiver Role
957.1 Blood Transfusion
312.1.3 Experiences of caregiving- The Family’s Point of View
967.1.1 Red cells
322.2 Patient Empowerment: 2.2.1 Interventions Based on Empowerment
977.1.2 Red Cell Transfusion Triggers
332.3 Exercise
987.1.3 Platelets
34Chapter - 3 Social and Cultural Context
997.2 Venous Access Devices
353.1 Cancer: A Chronic Illness
1007.2.1 Classification of Vascular Access Devices
363.1.1 The Understanding of Illness
1017.2.2 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
373.2 Attitudes towards End of Life, Dying and Death
1027.2.3 Centrally Inserted Catheters
383.3 Communication : 3.3.1 A patient’s story
1037.3 Chemotherapy
393.4 Exercise
1047.3.1 Goals of Chemotherapy Treatment
40Chapter - 4 Genetic Basis of Cancer
1057.3.2 Planning Chemotherapy Treatments
414.1 Normal Cell Biology
1067.3.3 Determining Which Chemotherapy Drugs to use
424.2 DNA structure
1077.3.4 Determining Chemotherapy Doses
434.2.1 The genome
1087.3.5 Determining a Chemotherapy Schedule (cycle)
444.2.2 Transcription
1097.3.6 Changing Chemotherapy Doses and Schedules
454.2.3 Regulation of DNA Transcription
1107.3.7 Side Effects of Chemotherapy
464.2.4 RNA Processing
1117.3.8 Key points about side effects
474.2.5 Translation
1127.4 Hemopoietic Stem Transplant: 7.4.1 Stem cell function and differentiation
484.2.6 DNA Replication
1137.5 Palliative Care
494.2.7 DNA Repair
1147.5.1 Who Gives Palliative Care?
504.3 The Cell Cycle: 4.3.1 Cell Division
1157.5.2 What Issues are Addressed in Palliative Care?
514.4 Molecular Genetics of Cancer
1167.5.3 When is Palliative Care Used in Cancer Care?
524.4.1 Mutations
1177.5.4 How does a Person Access Palliative Care?
534.4.2 Point Mutation
1187.5.5 What is the Difference Between Palliative Care and Hospice?
544.4.3 Translocation
1197.5.6 Who Pays for Palliative Care?
554.4.4 Gene Amplification
1207.5.7 Does NCI Support Palliative Care Research?
564.4.5 Deletion
1217.6 Exercise
574.4.6 Epigenetic Events
122Chapter - 8 Hematological Support
584.5 Cancer Genes
1238.1 Introduction
594.5.1 Oncogenes
1248.1.1 Hematological implications of Cancer
604.5.2 Tumor Suppressor Genes
1258.1.2 Pancytopenia
614.6 Exercise
1268.1.3 Venous thromboembolism
62Chapter - 5 Process of Cancer Development
1278.2 Exercise
635.1 Introduction
128Appendix
645.1.1 How Do Cancer Cells Differ from Normal Cells?
129Glossary
655.1.2 How Do Cancerous Changes Arise?
130Index
