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ISSN: 1949-0194 (Print)
ISSN: 1949-0208 (Online)
ISSN: 1949-0194 (Print)
ISSN: 1949-0208 (Online)
International Journal of Research in Nursing
Key & Practical Nursing Care for Cancer Patients
Description
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Globally, about 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer. Approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries. It’s a chronic disease with different treatments that have exhausting complications. Proper care and management with considering nurses key role, can improve outcomes and quality of life in these patients. Understanding new knowledge and interventions in relieving signs and symptoms with evidence base perspective can improve outcomes in these patients.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Cancers, complications and nursing care
- Chemotherapy, complications and nursing care
- Radiotherapy, complications and nursing care
- The role of complementary and alternative Medicine as a care in cancers
Guest Editors
| Name | Affiliation |
| Pegah Matourypour | Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
| Imane Bagheri | Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
| Azam Ghorbani | Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
| Fatemeh Bakhshi | Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
| Mahboobeh Shali | Critical Care Nursing and Management Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
| Golnar Ghane | Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
Important Dates
| Manuscript Submission Deadline | March 15, 2021 |
| Review Completed by | June 01, 2021 |
| Possible Publication Date | June 30, 2021 |