Tag: oncology
Weighing the Pros and Cons: Should Chemotherapy be Given to Elderly Patients?
There are many challenging views on ethical dilemmas in the medical community, all of which take into account several interpretations and considerations that vary from [more…]
Cancer and End-of-life Care: Reflections of an Oncology Unit Nurse
Losing a loved one or seeing them suffer from severe illness is a difficult time in one’s life. When one family member has a terminal [more…]
Health Care Redefined: Underscoring the Pivotal Role of Nursing in Oncology
Cancer and termites have one thing in common—they both cause destruction. Many patients suffering from cancer ultimately end up with death. Cancer is sorted into [more…]
Accidental Exposure to Chemotherapeutic Agents: An Occupational Health Hazard for Oncology Nurses
Cytotoxic drugs, also known as anti-neoplastic or cancer chemotherapy drugs are expressly designed to kill or arrest the growth of living cells. They have been [more…]
Helping Patients Cope with Grief: Creating a Niche for Nurses
In the past, nursing students learnt about anatomy and physiology of a system, dealt with an infected toe, a brain with infarcts, a heart with [more…]
