Gastrointestinal tract cancer: current knowledge, medical treatment, and nursing management
Hoebler, L.; Irwin, M.M.
Oncology Nursing Forum 19(9): 1403-1415
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0190-535X PMID: 1437674 Document Number: 389019
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer includes primary cancers of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. This article presents an overview of the current knowledge, medical treatment, and nursing management for each of the identified sites, with a focus on surgical interventions and subsequent nursing care. Acute and long-term postoperative sequelae are addressed in addition to current state-of-the-art chemotherapeutic and radiation treatment modalities. This compilation of information regarding GI malignancies is useful for nursing as a current reference as well as for specific patient care issues.