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Tables of Contents for Lippincott''s Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
I Cancer Chemotherapy
1
139
1 OVERVIEW OF CHEMOTHERAPY
3
8
Chemotherapy and the Cell Life Cycle
3
2
Chemotherapeutic Agents and the Cell Cycle
5
1
Treatment Strategies
6
1
Classification of Chemotherapeutic Agents
7
2
Clinical Guidelines for Safe Chemotherapy Administration
9
2
2 BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS
11
15
Biological Response Modifiers
11
4
Monoclonal Antibodies
15
2
Cytokines
17
7
Additional Biologic Agents and Approaches
24
2
3 CLINICAL TRIALS
26
6
Clinical Trials
26
1
Phases of Drug Development
27
1
Clinical Trials
27
1
The Research Protocol: Concept to Implementation
28
2
The Informed Consent
30
1
The Role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
30
1
The Role of the Nurse in Clinical Trials
31
1
4 PREPARATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND HANDLING OF CHEMOTHERAPY
32
27
Calculation of Chemotherapy Dosages
32
1
Pretreatment Assessment
33
1
Chemotherapy Administation
34
6
Venous Access Devices
40
6
CVAD-Related Complications and Management
46
5
Ambulatory Infusion Pumps
51
1
Safe Handling and Disposal of Chemotherapy
52
5
Management of Chemotherapy Spills
57
1
Reproduction
58
1
5 MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY
59
51
Cutaneous Toxicity
60
5
Gastrointestinal Toxicity
65
15
Hepatoxicity
80
1
Hematologic Toxicity
81
8
Nephrotoxicity
89
3
Pulmonary Toxicity
92
2
Cardiotoxicity
94
2
Sexuality and Fertility Effects of Chemotherapy
96
2
Neurotoxicity
98
6
Management of Side Effects of Biologic Response Modifiers
104
6
6 MANAGEMENT OF HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS AND EXTRAVASATION
110
17
Hypersensitivity Reactions
110
4
Extravasation
114
13
7 PATIENT EDUCATION
127
13
The Nursing Process in Patient Education
129
7
Documentation of Patient Education
136
1
Home Care
136
4
BIBLIOGRAPHY
140
11
II Chemotherapeutic Agents, Biologic Response Modifiers, and Chemoprotectants
151
134
III Combination Chemotherapy Regimens
285
24
Appendices
309
52
A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC
311
8
B SAMPLE PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS
319
11
C YELLOW PAGES FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
330
23
D NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) TOXICITY SCALE
353
8
INDEX
361