title: Nursing care of the head and neck cancer patient.
abstract: Because head and neck cancer and its treatment cause such severe morbidity, very specialized nursing care is required before, during, and after therapy and rehabilitation. All aspects of nursing, especially physical care, health teaching, and psychosocial counseling, are crucial in helping the patient and his family deal with his illness, its treatment, and the consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sigler
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012648:Self Care