100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer (100 Questions and Answers) - Softcover

Schiller, Joan H.; Cipau, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449687571 ISBN 13: 9781449687571

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013

Synopsis

EMPOWER YOURSELF!No one with lung cancer needs to be alone in their fight against this disease. 100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Third Edition, guides patients and their families through diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. Providing both the doctor’s and patient’s point of view, this book is a complete guide to understanding treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Through 100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Third Edition, expert authors use their experiences with patients to provide support and hope to the tens of thousands of people coping with lung cancer.

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About the Author

Dr. Joan Schiller is widely published and internationally recognized for her work in lung cancer clinical research. Before serving as the Deputy Director of Clinical Investigation for the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, Virginia, she was the division chief of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center and Deputy Director of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center in Dallas.Dr. Schiller has served as an editor for the Journal of Clinical Oncology, a board member for the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the principal investigator on many national clinical trials for lung cancer. She was chairperson of the Thoracic Oncology Committee of the Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group for many years, and currently serves on the NCI Board of Scientific Counselors - Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology. She also serves on ASCO’s Guideline Panel for Systemic Therapy for Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.Dr. Schiller’s research has generated well over 200 publications that she has authored or co-authored, including articles, abstracts, book chapters, books, reviews and invited manuscripts.Dr. Schiller is the founder and President of Free to Breathe, a national advocacy organization aimed at raising awareness and funding for lung cancer, which has recently merged with Lung Cancer Research Foundation. She is passionate about climate change and its impact on health, and has given webinars and written articles and editorials on the subject.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1449687571
• ISBN 13: 9781449687571
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 244