Managing Cancer: The African American's Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment - Softcover

Rawls MD, George; Lloyd MD, Frank; Stern PhD, Herbert; Lloyd M.D., Frank; Stern Ph.D., Herbert; Rawls M.D., George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967525829 ISBN 13: 9780967525822

Publisher: HILTON PUBLISHING, 2001

Synopsis

Aimed at the specific needs of African Americans, this book is both a complete medical guide and a human exploration of the emotional aspects of cancer. Topics include the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of over 20 types of cancer, how to work with the health-care system, and the importance of both diet and faith to treatment.

About this title

About the Author

Rawls is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Emeritus and a Clinical Professor of Surgery, Emeritus at Indiana University School of Medicine.

From Library Journal

African Americans face unique challenges and concerns when confronting cancer. Statistically, blacks fare worse in terms of higher incidence, higher mortality rates, and poorer prognosis. Currently, there is a need for high-quality cancer information specifically geared to the African American community a need that, unfortunately, is not met here. The surgeon authors (Rawls is a surgeon and Lloyd is a surgical oncologist) examine the medical and social aspects of cancer. First, they introduce readers to cancer basics, discuss the role of diet in prevention, and offer overviews of the types of cancer that most frequently occur in blacks. While the information provided is adequate, much of it can be found elsewhere, with too little of the content exclusive to cancer in the black community. The remainder of the book explores the question of healthcare (in)equality and provides suggested coping strategies for living with the disease. All in all, despite its flaws, this book is sorely needed, and one hopes that it will reach an audience that has too long been neglected. Recommended for public libraries. Gail Hendler, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr., New York
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: HILTON PUBLISHING
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0967525829
• ISBN 13: 9780967525822
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 360