Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Bladder Cancer written by Gonzalgo and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Bladder Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining bladder cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Bladder Cancer written by Gonzalgo L. and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Bladder Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining bladder cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer written by Mark P. Schoenberg and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers--and one of the least discussed. But bladder cancer, like other kinds of cancer, will greatly change the life of anyone who has the disease. Learning to live with the challenge of bladder cancer means getting good medical care, building a support group, and gathering as much information as you can. In The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer, Dr. Mark Schoenberg and the faculty and staff of the Johns Hopkins Genitourinary Oncology Group provide this much-needed information, telling you what you need to know about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. The book also includes valuable insights into patients' experiences and ways of coping, with statements from patients providing a personal perspective. Fully illustrated, The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer helps make medical information accessible.With information and advice from leading doctors in the field, The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer will be the bible for patients and families facing difficult and important decisions.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Kidney Cancer written by Michael A. Carducci and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Kidney Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining kidney cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Uterine Cancer written by Teresa P. Diaz-Montes and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Uterine Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining uterine cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Bladder Cancer written by Mark L. Gonzalgo (Editor) and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Bladder Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining bladder cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Prostate Cancer written by Arthur L. Burnett and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Prostate Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining prostate cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Colon and Rectal Cancer written by Nita Ahuja and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Colon and Rectal Cancer is a concise patient guide on treating and coping with colorectal cancer. About the Series: Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Cancer in Older Adults written by Gary R. Shapiro and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Cancer in Older Adults was recently honored with 5 Stars from Doody's Book Review! Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining cancer treatment in older adults from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman’s terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. About the Series: Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Prostate Cancer written by Arthur L. Burnett and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Prostate Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining prostate cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book Bladder Cancer written by David Pulver and published by Patient-Friendly Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bladder Cancer: A Patient-Friendly Guide to Understanding Your Diagnosis and Treatment Options resulted from a unique collaboration between doctors and patients. It started when David Pulver was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2007 and got a second opinion from Mark Schoenberg, MD, an internationally acknowledged authority on bladder cancer. They formed a partnership--not only to treat David's bladder cancer but also to write a patient-friendly book for other patients diagnosed with this disease. The book combines expert medical information with a clear writing style that organizes and presents the information in the most patient-friendly way. When you are diagnosed with bladder cancer or have a recurrence of your disease, many questions start running through your mind. What does my diagnosis mean? What are my treatment options? How serious is my disease? Can I be cured? To grapple with these questions, you need to understand your diagnosis and learn about your treatment options-- so you can get the best possible outcomes for your disease. The mission of this book is to educate you about bladder cancer so you can understand your diagnosis and make informed decisions regarding your treatment and care. This book will help you be a proactive patient, have better conversations with your doctor, and become your own advocate in fighting your disease. What You Will Learn from This Book This book is organized into 14 chapters and 4 appendixes. You should first read Chapters 1-5, which provide information all patients with bladder cancer need to know. Topics include how to become a proactive patient, the anatomy and functions of the urinary system, how bladder cancer is diagnosed, and what you need to know to understand your diagnosis. The next step is to read the specific chapter or chapters that discuss the treatment options for your specific diagnosis. Chapters 6-13 include detailed information about the treatment options for the different types and stages of bladder cancer. Finally, Chapter 14 discusses the challenges bladder cancer survivors face as they transition from active treatment to follow-up care. In addition, there are 4 appendixes, including a glossary of bladder cancer terms and a list of bladder cancer resources for patients and their families. This book addresses the questions, concerns, and challenges that confront people diagnosed with bladder cancer and those who love and support them.
Download or read book The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes written by Christopher D. Saudek and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes provides comprehensive and reliable answers to the many questions asked by people with the disease as well as their families and friends. What are the differences between Type I and Type II diabetes, for example? How are the different forms of this disease diagnosed and treated? Can diabetes that develops during pregnancy become a permanent condition? Can diabetes ever be managed with diet and exercise alone? Written by a team of Johns Hopkins specialists, this authoritative and easy-to-read guide addresses everything about diabetes which patients need to know for good control and good health. Highlights of The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes: • The importance of getting a straight answer about your diagnosis • The physical and psychological demands of diabetes • Managing the disease with blood glucose monitoring, diet, exercise, oral medications, and insulin therapy • Potential short-term and long-term complications, such as hypoglycemia, hardening of the arteries, and effects on eyes, kidneys, feet, and skin • Sexuality, pregnancy, and genetics • Recent developments for treating diabetes and the latest thinking about the importance of close control, based on the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Uterine Cancer written by Teresa Diaz-Montes and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Uterine Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining uterine cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer written by Mark P. Schoenberg and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schoenberg and the faculty and staff of the Johns Hopkins Genitourinary Oncology Group describe the symptoms, diagnostic tests, surgery, and chemotherapy for one of the most common, least discussed cancers. The book also includes valuable insights into patients' experiences and ways of coping. Tables and illustrations help make the medical information accessible. 15 line drawings. 3 halftones.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Cervical Cancer written by Colleen C. McCormick and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cervical Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining cervical cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Download or read book 100 Questions Answers About Bladder Cancer written by Pamela Ellsworth and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a newly diagnosed bladder cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The completely updated and revised 100 Questions & Answers About Bladder Cancer, Second Edition gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about current treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, coping strategies, sources of support, and much more. Written by a prominent urologist, with "insider" advice from actual patients, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.
Download or read book Patients Guide to Prostate Cancer written by and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
