| Edition |
Revised fifth edition. |
| Description |
xxxv, 988 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Everyone's guide to cancer therapy / Malin Dollinger ... [et al.], 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [939]-945) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Richard Bloch -- Preface to the Fifth Edition / Margaret A Tempero -- Editors' Preface -- To the Reader -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Part 1: Diagnosis And Treatment -- 1: Understanding cancer -- 2: How cancer is diagnosed -- 3: Working with the health care team -- Deciding on the appropriate treatment -- 5: Second opinions -- 6: What happens in surgery -- 7: What happens in radiation therapy -- 8: What happens in chemotherapy -- 9: What happens in biological therapy and immunotherapy -- 10: Laser therapy -- 11: Hyperthermia -- 12: Cryosurgery -- 13: Radiofrequency-generated heat treatment (radiofrequency ablation) -- 14: Antiangiogenesis: inhibition of blood vessel growth as a strategy for treating cancer -- 15: Bone marrow and blood stem cell transplantation -- 16: Integrative oncology: complementary therapies in cancer care -- 17: Blood transfusions and cancer treatment -- 18: Oncology nursing -- Part 2: Supportive Care -- 19: Living with cancer -- 20: Coping with the side effects of chemotherapy -- 21: Fatigue -- 22: Role of sleep in health, disease, and therapy -- 23: Maintaining good nutrition -- 24: Controlling pain -- 25: Guarding against infections -- 26: Living with an ostomy -- 27: Look good-feel better cosmetic program -- 28: Becoming sexually active again -- 29: Staying physically fit -- 30: Home care -- 31: Palliative care -- |
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Part 3: Quality Of Life -- 32: Will to live -- 33: Living with mortality: life goes on -- 34: New hope in managing distress with cancer -- 35: Survivorship guidelines for cancer patients and their families -- 36: Late effects of cancer treatment -- 37: Infertility problems in cancer survivors -- 38: Cancer and the family's needs -- 39: Paying for cancer care -- 40: Managed care and oncology: new ways to deliver health care -- 41: Planning for the future -- Part 4: New Advances In Research, Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, And Treatment -- 42: Impact of research on the cancer problem: looking back, moving forward -- 43: Cancer risk assessment, screening, and prevention -- 44: Investigational anticancer drugs -- 45: Advances in cancer biology -- 46: Genetic risk assessment and counseling -- 47: Cancer information -- Part 5: Treating The Common Cancers -- Adrenal gland -- Anus -- Bile duct -- Bladder -- Brain -- Breast -- Cancer of an unknown primary site (CUPS) -- Carcinoids of the gastrointestinal tract -- Cervix -- Childhood cancers -- Childhood cancers: Brain tumors -- Childhood cancers: Retinoblastoma -- Childhood cancers: Soft-tissue and bone sarcomas -- Colon and rectum -- Esophagus -- Gallbladder -- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor -- Head and neck -- Kaposi's sarcoma -- Kidney -- Leukemias -- Liver -- Lung: Nonsmall cell -- Lung: Small cell -- Lymphoma: AIDS-associated -- Lymphoma: Hodgkin's disease -- Lymphoma: Non-Hodgkin's -- Melanoma -- Mesothelioma -- Metastatic cancer -- Multiple myeloma -- Neuroendocrine (islet cell) tumors of the pancreas -- Ovarian germ cell tumors -- Ovary -- Pancreas -- Parathyroid -- Penis -- Pituitary -- Prostate -- Sarcomas of bone and soft tissue -- Skin -- Small intestine -- Stomach -- Testis -- Thymus -- Thyroid -- Trophoblastic disease -- Uterus: Endometrial carcinoma -- Uterus: Uterine sarcomas -- Vagina -- Vulva -- Glossary of medical terms -- Cancer information bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: The Centers for Disease Control reports that more than 20 million people in the U.S. are currently diagnosed with cancer, and 1.4 million people are expected to be diagnosed in the coming year. For the millions confronting cancer's many challenges, Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day relies on an esteemed panel of oncology specialists-more than 100 strong, and each experts in their fields-to completely update this definitive cancer resource. Equally informative and accessible, this comprehensive book navigates cancer patients and their caregivers through diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. Every chapter has been methodically updated to include the latest medical breakthroughs and advice concerning cancer treatment, including: Information on recently approved "targeted" therapies for various cancer types; The newest strategies in cancer diagnosis and prevention; Cancer biology: translating scientific discoveries into meaningful advances for patients; Supportive care and complementary approaches. |
| Local Note |
BERNIER MEMORIAL |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Popular works.
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Neoplasms -- therapy -- Popular Works.
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| Added Author |
Dollinger, Malin.
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Rosenbaum, Ernest H.
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| Added Title |
Guide to cancer therapy |
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Cancer therapy |
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Everyone's guide to cancer therapy.
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| ISBN |
9780740768576 |
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0740768573 |
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