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New Nursing eBook: 2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook

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A new nursing eBook has been added to the Library collection, entitled the 2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook. This text, specifically for nurses caring for patients with cancer, details drug therapy in terms of the nursing process: nursing diagnoses, etiologies of toxicities, and key points for nursing assessment, intervention, and evaluation.

Major topics and information include effective symptom management, patient education, chemotherapy administration, cellular communication pathways disrupted by cancer, immunotherapy, new drugs and their indications, and updated indications and side effects for recently FDA approved drugs.

New eBook – Oncology Clinical Trials: Successful Design, Conduct, and Analysis

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Oncology Clinical Trials: Successful Design, Conduct, and Analysis has been added to the Library’s collection. This second edition contains designs and methods of conducting and analyzing cancer clinical trials, including trials “investigating the safety and efficacy of targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and combination therapies as well as novel radiation therapy modalities.”

This text includes a background and introduction to oncology clinical trials, designing trials, conducting trials, analyzing the results of clinical trials, and special considerations in oncology clinical trials. 

New eBook: Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology

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The Library has purchased the sixth edition of Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology. This classic text has been the reference of choice for authoritative guidance in pediatric neurology. 

Various topics include neurodiagnostic testing, congenital neurological disorders, epilepsy, cerebrovascular disease in children, pediatric neurooncology, practice guidelines, personalized medicine, and counseling.