Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy - Hardcover

Dollinger, Malin; Rosenbaum, Ernest H.; Cable, Greg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0836224280 ISBN 13: 9780836224283

Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub, 1994

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Malin Dollinger is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Dr. Andrew Ko is an assistant clinical professor of hematology/oncology at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF).

From Publishers Weekly

Although many sequels are rehashes of old material that may pale when compared with their predecessors, this is not. As with the first edition, published in 1991, the authors and 76 contributors-specialists in oncology-describe what cancer is, available standard and experimental treatments, and the various concerns of patients. They also provide questions that patients should ask their physicians regarding specific cancers. But this time, in addition to updated medical and psychological information, the authors discuss other issues, too. These include the role of the oncology nurse, use of gene therapy to treat cancer, new anti-cancer drugs, payment/insurance problems relating to cancer treatments, palliative and hospice care, and questionable and unproven cancer therapies. The authors do not gloss over the dilemmas many patients will face as they make choices. Instead, they emphasize that knowledge is crucial if a patient is to get the best possible care. A chapter by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., former head of the National Cancer Institute, provides an overview of ongoing cancer research. In addition to a suggested readings, look for a glossary of medical terms, a listing of resources, and a description of anti-cancer drugs and their side-effects.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0836224280
• ISBN 13: 9780836224283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 714