| Description |
xviii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Johns Hopkins patients' guide |
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Johns Hopkins patients' guide series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [157]) and index. |
| Contents |
Contributor's list -- Preface / Charles Rudin -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: How to use this book to your benefit -- 1: First steps: I've been diagnosed with lung cancer / Justin F Klamerus and David S Ettinger -- 2: My team: meeting your treatment team / Mary M Hesdorffer, Justin F Klamerus, and David S Ettinger -- 3: Taking action: comprehensive treatment considerations / Stephen Cattaneo, Justin F Klamerus, Russell Hales, Danny Song and Rosalyn Juergens -- 4: Be prepared: the side effects of treatment / Hongbin Chen, Justin F Klamerus, and David S Ettinger -- 5: Straight talk: communication with family, friends, and coworkers / Donald List, Carole Seddon, and Justin F Klamerus -- 6: Maintaining balance: work and life during treatment / Donald List, Carole Seddon, and Justin F Klamerus -- 7: Surviving lung cancer: re-engaging in mind and body health after treatment / Amy E DeZern, and Justin F Klamerus -- 8: Managing risk: what if my cancer comes back? / Christine Hann -- 9: My cancer isn't curable: what now? / Cynthia Williams, Lynne Billing, Justin F Klamerus, and Julie R Brahmer -- 10: Lung cancer in older adults / Gary R Shapiro -- 11: Trusted resources: finding additional information about lung cancer and its treatment / Teresa Seeger, and Julie R Brahmer -- Information about Johns Hopkins -- Further reading -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Product Description: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Lung Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on the path to wellness by explaining lung cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Cancer.
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Lungs -- Cancer -- Patients.
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Lungs -- Cancer -- Treatment.
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| Added Author |
Brahmer, Julie R.
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Ettinger, David S.
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| Added Title |
Patients' guide to lung cancer |
| ISBN |
9780763774363 paperback |
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0763774367 paperback |
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