Reviews of selected media are presented in this feature. Nurses, other health professionals, and publishers are invited to submit books, videotapes, CD-ROMs, and other related oncology education materials to: Carol Reed Ash, Editor, Cancer Nursing, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, PO Box 100187, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610. Selections of items for review will be based on their relevance to cancer care and the availability of space.
REVIEWERS WANTED FOR MEDIA REVIEWS.
Cancer nurses interested in reviewing material for publication in the "Media News" feature should submit a letter and a short biographical sketch to the Editor at the address listed above.
Books Received
A Daybook for Nurse Leaders and Mentors
Jeff Burnham, Editor-in-Chief
Sigma Theta Tau International, 2006
http://www.nursingknowledge.org/STTI/books
Paperback; 180 pps.; ISBN: 1-930538-50-2
Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care
Alan Briskin and Jan Boller
Sigma Theta Tau International, 2006
http://www.nursingknowledge.org/STTI/books
Paperback: 64 pps.; ISBN: 1-93058-44-8
Site-Specific Cancer Series: Gastrointestinal Cancers
Joyce P. Griffin-Sobel, Editor
Oncology Nursing Society, 2007
http://www.ons.org
Paperback: 102 pps.; ISBN: 1-890504-63-7
Outcome Prediction in Cancer
Azzam F. G. Taktak and Anthony C. Fisher, Editors
Elsevier, 2007
http://books.elsevier.com
Hardback: 461 pps.; ISBN: 0-444-52855-5
Cicely Saunders: Selected Writings 1958-2004
Cicely Saunders
Oxford University Press, 2006
http://www.oup.com
Hardback: 300 pps.; ISBN 0-19-857053-8