Immunotherapy: concepts and nursing implications.
Concepts of immunlogy and the human immune system are essential for an understanding of the rationale of immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is presently being investigated as adjunct therapy for patients with cancer. It is therefore essential for the professional nurse to become cognizant of the various modalities and possible complications of immunotherapy in order that the nursing implications may be incorporated into clinical practice.
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000941:Antigens; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology; D007109:Immunity; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000451:nursing; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000941:Antigens; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines