Cancer prevention and detection in nursing practice.
Cancer screening by definition is an organized effort to detect cancer at an early stage when reduced mortality is possible. Cancer screening should not be the exclusive responsibility of cancer centres or large urban medical centres. Rather, every healthcare professional should play a significant role in the early detection and education of patients with cancer. Some of the most common and life-threatening forms of cancer are the most preventable. Practical and inexpensive steps exist for thorough and effective screening. Nurses educated in the early detection of cancer are in a unique position; they are on the front line of patient care in educating patients as to the many benefits of early detection. Nurses can incorporate cancer prevention and detection into clinical practice, and by uniting together in these efforts, we will see progress against cancer.
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D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009042:Motivation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic