Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor (Brain and Life Books) - Softcover

Taylor, Lynne P.; Porter Umphrey, Alyx B.

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9780199897797: Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor (Brain and Life Books)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0199897794 ISBN 13: 9780199897797
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Providing readily accessible information and real-world encouragement to people living with primary and metastatic brain tumors, this book discusses the basics of brain tumors, types of tumors, management of different tumors, related symptoms, treatments and side effects, the role of medical team members, and coping strategies from initial diagnosis throughout the course of the illness. At the same time, it also offers practical suggestions on symptom management and lifestyle modification, as well as real-life anecdotes and advice from both patients and family members and friends who are experiencing this diagnosis. Written by two experts working with a professional writer, as well as advice from other professionals, the book is crystal clear and easy to use. Balancing the uncertainties of prognosis with hope, Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor is an authoritative, realistic, yet compassionate guide to living with brain cancer.

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About the Author

Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN, is Associate Professor (appointment pending), Hematology-Oncology and Neurology at Tufts Medical Center in Massachusetts. Dr. Taylor received her residency training in neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and fellowship training in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Alyx B. Porter Umphrey, MD, is the Director of Neuro-Oncology and is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She completed her residency and neuro- oncology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Diane Richard is a Minneapolis-based reporter, radio producer, and writer. Her documentaries have aired on radio stations nationwide, and her writing has been published in magazines throughout the Twin Cities.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199897794
ISBN 13 
9780199897797
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
232
Rating
  • 4.03 out of 5 stars
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