A Guide to Survivorship for Women with Ovarian Cancer /
Offers women with ovarian cancer support and resources to help them deal with the physical and emotional impact of their disease.
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2005.
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Table des matières:
- List of tables
- Preface
- Introduction: essential concepts
- What is ovarian cancer?
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- The side effects of chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Nutrition
- Controlling pain and suffering
- Complementary and alternative medicine therapies
- Image recovery
- Taking care of social needs
- Recurrent disease
- Decisions at the end of life
- Death and the process of dealing with loss
- Survivorship
- Resources
- Index.