Special issue on complementary and alternative medicine on cancer care
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Qi Wang, a head nurse works in Nursing, Department of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital. She once worked as a head nurse in the operating theater (OR) of the hospital and as a board of director served for the OR Committee in Tianjin Nursing Association. In 1990, she studied oncology nursing in Royal Marsden Hospital in London, Britain, for a year. In 2004-2008, she served as a board member of the International Society of Nurses on Cancer Care and became much involved in oncology nursing and clinical oncology nursing, especially palliative care and patient education. She has published papers and translated articles over 10 and was a coauthor to finish many chapters in 4 books in oncology nursing. She has participated in many International Conferences in Oncology Nursing and gave a couple of presentations there. She has been working as an oncology nurse for over 25 years.
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