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Home Health Care Management & Practice
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Care of the elderly patient receiving continuous 5-Fluorouracil at home

Mary M. Mitchell, RN, BSN

The Center for Human Nutrition Omaha, Nebraska

Patti L. Higginbotham, RN, BSN, OCN

The Center for Human Nutrition Omaha, Nebraska

Fifty percent of all cancers occur in individuals over age 60. Participation in their own antineoplastic therapy is particularly important for persons in this age group. The authors offer information on the normal aging process, the management of side effects and line complications, and the use of infusion pumps. The goal of a well-planned program for self-administration is to provide the optimum in care for elderly persons suffering from cancer.

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 2, No. 4, 46-51 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/108482239000200408
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