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Site Specific Series: Breast Cancer
A vast amount of information is available about breast cancer. A PubMed search of the words “breast cancer” produces the titles of more than 92,000 published articles, and a Google search produces links to nearly 40 million Internet sites. Few health¬care providers have the time or resources to obtain, review, and continually evaluate the latest scientific data on breast cancer, yet they regularly care for patients with this disease.
Experts in breast cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and related areas closely examined the literature and other informa¬tion sources to provide the up-to-date comprehensive information found in this book. This information can be used by healthcare providers to guide evidence-based practice and patient-focused care.
Highlighted in this book is the critical role of the nurse in caring for people at risk for, or experiencing, breast cancer. The nurse’s role encompasses the spectrum of breast cancer, from prevention to treatment outcome and beyond, and includes related areas, such as breast restoration and patients’ psychosocial concerns. Nurses also have been instrumental in conducting or par¬ticipating in research on breast cancer, and a chapter of this book details the significant contributions of nurses in this role.
Suzanne M. Mahon, RN, DNSc, AOCN®, APNG, editor of this book, has compiled a definitive nursing-focused resource on breast cancer. She and the other contributors are to be commended for transforming the overwhelming body of knowledge about breast cancer into an easy-to-read informative text. Nurses and other healthcare providers will find the information contained in this book to be essential to practice and beneficial to the patients they care for.
Lisa Schulmeister, RN, MN, CS, OCN®, FAAN
Oncology Nursing Consultant
New Orleans, LA
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