Reviews of selected media are presented in this feature. Nurses, other health professionals, and publishers are invited to submit books, videotapes, CD-ROMs, and other related oncology education materials to: Carol Reed Ash, Editor, Cancer Nursing, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, PO Box 100187, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610. Selections of items for review will be based on their relevance to cancer care and the availability of space.
REVIEWERS WANTED FOR MEDIA REVIEWS. Cancer nurses interested in reviewing material for publication in the "Media News" feature should submit a letter and a short biographical sketch to the Editor at the address listed above.
Books Received
Statement on the Scope and Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice
Jeannine M. Brant, RN, MS, AOCN, and Rita S. Wickham, PhD, RN, AOCN, CHPN, editors, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), 125 Enterprise Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15275; 2004, Phone: 866-257-4ONS, or http://www.ons.org. 49 pp.; ISBN: 1-890504-49-1 (paperback)
Integrative Health Promotion: Conceptual Bases for Nursing Practice
Susan Kun Leddy, PhD, RN, SLACK Incorporated, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086, Phone: 856-848-1000; Fax: 856-853-5991; http://www.slackbooks.com. 469 pp.; ISBN: 1-55642-587-2
100 Questions & Answers About Caring for Family or Friends With Cancer
Susannah L. Rose, MSSW, and Richard T. Hara, PhD, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, Sudbury, MA 01776; 2005, Phone: 978-443-5000; Fax: 978-443-8000 or [email protected]. 223 pp.; ISBN: 0-7637-2361-4 (paperback)
100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Cancer
William L. Carroll, MD, and Jessica Reisman, CSW, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, Sudbury, MA 01776; 2005, Phone: 978-443-5000; Fax: 978-443-8000 or [email protected]. 181 pp.; ISBN: 0-7637-3140-4 (paperback)
UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology (8th ed)
R.E. Pollack, J.H. Doroshow, D. Khayat, A. Nakao, and B. O'Sullivan, editors, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, with the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), Hoboken, NJ; 2004, http://Wiley.com. 917 pp.; ISBN: 0-471-22289-5 (paperback)