"Completely revised and updated, the 2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook includes separate chapters on molecular and immunologic/biologic targeted therapies. These chapters provide fundamental reviews to assist nurses in understanding the cellular communication pathways disrupted by cancer. It also offers simplified content, attention to understanding the immune checkpoint inhibitors, new information about immunotherapy, new drugs and their indications, and updated indications and side effects for drugs recently approved by the FDA."--Provided by publisher.

Introduction to chemotherapy drugs -- Cytoprotective agents -- Molecular targeted therapy -- Immunologic targeted therapy -- Chemobiotherapy for noncancer diseases -- Pain -- Nausea and vomiting -- Anorexia and cachexia -- Anxiety and depression -- Managing tumor-related skeletal events and hpercalcemia -- Infection -- Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Appendix 1: Occupational exposure to hazardous drugs -- Appendix 2: Common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE).