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Nursing Care Plans and Management: Nurses have a huge set of responsibilities for handling a patient with cancer. Nursing care plans for cancer involve assessment, support for therapies (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation, etc.), pain control, promoting nutrition, and providing emotional support. Nursing Problem Priorities: The following are the nursing priorities for patients with cancer:  Perform assessments and administer cancer treatments  Manage treatment-related side effects ...

What is Cancer? Cancer is a general term used to describe a disturbance of cellular growth and refers to a group of diseases and not a single disease entity. Because cancer is a cellular disease, it can arise from any body tissue, with manifestations that result from failure to control the proliferation and maturation of cells. There are more than 150 different types of cancer, including breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma. Symptoms vary dependi...