After you hear it's cancer : a guide to navigating the difficult journey ahead /

<Span style=""font-style:italic;"">After You Hear It's Cancer offers a step-by-step guide for recently diagnosed patients and their families as they embark on this arduous journey. The authors integrate cutting-edge research with the perspectives of numerous cancer pat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leifer, John, 1957-
Otros Autores: Leifer, Lori Lindstrom
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Temas:
Cancer > Popular works.
Cancer > Patients > Popular works.
Cancer > Treatment > Popular works.
Cancéreux > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Cancer > Traitement > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Cancer
Cancer > Patients
Cancer > Treatment
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue; I: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; 1 A Definitive Diagnosis; 2 How Prognosis Influences Your Treatment; 3 How to Select Your Doctors and Treatment Facilities; 4 Genetic Testing in Diagnosis and Treatment; 5 Making Sense of Your Treatment Options; 6 Understanding Clinical Trials; 7 The Importance of Getting a Second Opinion; II: During Active Treatment; 8 The Emotional Roller Coaster of Cancer; 9 Methods to Minimize Side Effects; 10 Make Nutrition and Exercise Part of Your Treatment Plan; 11 What to Expect from Pain Control; 12 How to Manage the Cost of Cancer
  • 13 When Considering Complementary Therapies14 The Role of Your Caregivers; III: After Initial Treatments Are Over; 15 When Initial Treatment Proves Insufficient; 16 The Challenges of Surviving Cancer; 17 Difficult Decisions at the End of the Journey; 18 Choosing to Stop Treatment and the Role of Hospice; A Final Word from Lori; Resources; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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