SECTION 1 Philosophies of Cancer Nursing and the Context of Care Section Editor: Yvonne Wengstrom 1. Concepts of health behaviour A Topping 2. Partnerships in care Y Wengstrom, C Forsberg 3. The social and cultural context of cancer care K Ahlberg SECTION 2 The Scientific Basis of Cancer Care Section Editors: Diane Batchelor, Jaqualyn S Moore 4. Cancer epidemiology H Evans, A Newnham, H Moller 5. Genetic basis of cancer A Matakidou, T Eisen 6. Pathology F Bosman 7. The immunological basis of cancer J Moore SECTION 3 Prevention, Early Detection and Diagnosis Section Editor: Agnes Glaus 8 Prevention A Glaus, S Aguinaga Bialous, P Rieger Trahan 9 Early detection A Glaus, P Rieger Trahan SECTION 4 Treatment and Care Section Editors: Sara Faithfull, Mary Wells 10 Decision making in cancer care AJ Munro 11 The experience of cancer treatment D Fitzsimmons, J Middleton 12 Surgery AM Thompson, M Wells 13 Radiotherapy S Faithfull 14 Chemotherapy in context M Coward, H Coley 15 Biological therapy D Batchelor 16 Bone Marrow Transplant Barry Quinn, Moira Stephens 17 Hormone therapy in cancer care D Fenlon 18 Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer care A Molassiotis, A Cawthorn, P Mackereth SECTION 5 Symptom Management Section Editors: Alexander Molassiotis, Gina Copp 19 missing 20 Nausea and vomiting A Molassiotis, S Borjeson 21 missing 22 Constipation and diarrhoea T Andrewes, C Norton 23 Management of breathlessness in people with cancer S Moore, H Plant, M Bredin 24 Skin and wound care W Naylor 25 Cancer-related lymphoedema and its management J-A MacLaren 26 Oral complications in patients with cancer KK Cheng 27 Alopecia D Batchelor 28 Maligant effusion S Dolan, N Preston 29 Anorexia, cachexia and malnutrition A Molassiotis, J Foubert 30 Cancer-related fatigue K Ahlberg 31 The impact of cancer and cancer therapy on sexual and reproductive health I White 32 Altered body image D Harcourt, N Rumsey 33 Psychological care for patients with cancer E Furlong, S O'Toole SECTION 6 Care Delivery Systems Section Editors: Maggie Grundy, Emile Maassen 34 Cancer care and cancer nursing M Grundy, E Maasson 35 Intensive nursing care of the cancer patient S Dolan 36 Rehabilitation and survivorship M Wells, S MacBride 37 Palliative care S Mirando