Description
Book SynopsisCompassionate, accessible, and informative, Understanding Cancer will increase the reader's knowledge of medical concepts and terms so the person with cancer, the family, and the health care team can work together efficiently-and effectively.
Trade ReviewCancer patients who want to be fully informed participants in their own health care will find this a valuable handbook. Publishers Weekly Well written and informative. -- Susan Walker International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2007 This well written, up-to-date book is concise and easy to read and understand. Written in everyday language without being overly simplistic, the book provides clear explanations, examples, and practical advice that can serve as a framework for treatment decisions... 3 stars Doody's Review Service 2007
Table of ContentsForeword by Edward C. Halperin, M.D.
Foreword to the First Edition by Ellen L. Stovall
Preface
Introduction
1. Diagnosis and Treatment: What You Can Expect
2. Cancer: Where Does It Come From?
3. Diagnostic Tests and Staging Studies: Gathering Information
4. Making Decisions about Treatment: How Success Is Measured
5. Weighing the Long-Term Risks and Benefits of Treatment
6. Conventional Treatments: An Overview
7. Molecular-Target Therapy
8. Clincial Research Trials: What They're All About
9. Clinical Case Studies: Four Patient Stories
Afterword
Appendixes
A. Cancer Molecular Biology
B. Analyzing Cost-Effectiveness
C. Performance Status Scoring Systems
D. Patient's Checklist
Bibligraphy
Index
