Open AccessMediesonkologie 1979
Author(s) -
Geoffrey Falkson
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v2i3.505
Subject(s) - medicine , duration (music) , medical profession , nursing , oncology , family medicine , literature , art
Medical Oncology 1979 offers a small percentage of patients hope of a cure. Medical Oncology 1979 means that with the administration of cytostatics, temporary disease control can be achieved in a large percentage of patients. By taking cognisance of the patient discriminants, and by judiciously administering cytostatic agents, improved quality, if not increased duration of life can usually be achieved. The emphasis on efficient care insinuates involvement by the professionally trained oncology nurse. The new opportunity offered to the nursing profession is one to be grasped