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Chronic pain persists for three months or more. Cancer-related chronic pain may result from cancer treatment but is most frequently caused by bone metastasis.
Peripheral neuropathy is neurologic dysfunction occurring outside of the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by cancer, treatment, or both.
This book is a dedicated resource for RNs, graduate-level prepared RNs, and advanced practice RNs who care for people with cancer across the care continuum.
These core competencies are a set of statements that define knowledge needed by nursing graduates to effectively care for patients at risk for or after cancer diagnosis.
Patients receiving standard chemotherapy regimens for solid tumors are at lower risk for development of febrile neutropenia and infection than patients who undergo bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.
Breakthrough pain is sudden, brief pain that occurs during a period when chronic pain is generally well controlled (typically, controlled with opiods).
Mucositis is an inflammatory process that affects the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract.
Intractable pain or refractory pain occurs when pain cannot be adequately controlled despite aggressive measures.
Patients undergoing transplantation are at high risk for infection with a variety of pathogens at multiple phases in their care.
A number of different types of cutaneous reactions that affect the skin, hair, and nails can occur with cancer treatment.