title: Making sense of cancer.
abstract: Nurses caring for patients with cancer do so at varying stages of the disease trajectory from diagnosis to death. Having an understanding of cancer biology, potential causes and classification should enable you to understand the treatment options and to communicate more effectively with patients, their families and friends.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Palliative Care and Oncology, University of Central England, Birmingham.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors