Download or read book Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer written by Ivo Olivotto and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6th edition of the Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer has been fully revised and updated. It reflects the significant advances in breast cancer diagnosis and management that have occurred in the past few years, including advances in screening and assessing risk, diagnostic tools, surgery and reconstructive surgery, endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, rehabilitation, complementary and alternative treatments, and research discoveries including inherited breast cancer and genetic testing. It also offers important practical advice for patients, including strategies for navigating the health care system, helpful hints for case managers, nutrition and lifestyle issues, how to cope, and a personal account of the evolution of awareness and advocacy for breast cancer that has occurred over the last 25 years. This all-new edition includes instructions for breast self-examination, a glossary of medical terms and an up-to-date list of additional reading resources.
Download or read book The Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer written by Ivo Olivotto and published by Intelligent Patient Guide Limited. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-selling self-help book for cancer patients and their families, by five practising physicians and professors of medicine, is the definitive authority on all aspects of breast cancer. It equips patients with the knowledge needed to take an active part in their treatment. Patients involved in making decisions about their treatment are better able to deal with their illness than are patients who relegate control to their doctors. Topics covered in the book include what cancer is, all about mammograms, breast self-examination technique, risk, what to do if a lump is found, benefits and side effects of all treatments, chemotherapy and radiation, what type of surgery is best, coping with cancer, reconstructive surgery and physiotherapy, handling the emotional side, diet and vitamins, what herceptin is and how it should be used, the new concept of partial breast radiotherapy, what a sentinel node biopsy is, and practical tips on living with cancer.
Download or read book Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer written by Karen Gelmon and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Three in the Intelligent Patient Guide series. All the information breast cancer patients need to take an informed and active role in their treatment.
Download or read book The Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer written by Ivo Olivotto and published by Intelligent Patient Guide. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-selling self-help book for cancer patients and their families, by five practicing physicians and professors of medicine from Toronto and Vancouver, is the definitive authority on all aspects of breast cancer. It equips patients with the knowledge needed to take an active part in their treatment. Patients involved in making decisions about their treatment are better able to deal with their illness than are patients who give control to their doctors. Topics covered in the book include what cancer is, all about mammograms, breast self-examination technique, risk, what to do if a lump is found, benefits and side effects of all treatments, chemotherapy and radiation, what type of surgery is best, coping with cancer, reconstructive surgery and physiotherapy, living with the diagnosis, diet and vitamins, what herceptin is and how it should be used, the new concept of partial breast radiotherapy, what a sentinel node biopsy is, preventing recurrence of cancer, and practical tips.
Download or read book The Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer written by Ivo Olivotto and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside this guide: cancer, all about mammograms, breast self-examination, biopsies explained, radiation, hormone therapy and chemotherapy, non-traditional therapies, diet and vitamins.
Download or read book A Patient Guide to Breast Cancer on the Internet written by Martin D. Abeloff and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breast Cancer written by Ivo Olivotto and published by Intelligent Patient Guide. This book was released on 2001 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of Book Three in the Intelligent Patient Guide series. The authors, all of whom are professors at leading medical schools, practicing physicians, and consultants to cancer agencies, describe all aspects of breast cancer, from time-proven treatments to the latest advances in technology, medication, and surgical techniques. Topics include: breast health, screening, detection, treatment, surgery, alternative therapies, reconstructive surgery, coping with cancer, prognosis, breast cancer awareness and advocacy, navigating the health care system, and health information on the internet.
Download or read book Breast Cancer written by Patricia J. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1992-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the causes and diagnosis of breast cancer, treatment options, breast reconstruction, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, diet, and prevention
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Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Breast Cancer written by Shockney and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Publisher: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Breast Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining breast 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 Complete Guide to Breast Cancer written by Trisha Greenhalgh and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book you can trust to support you at every stage of your treatment - and beyond Winner of best 'Popular Medicine' book, BMA Medical Book Awards 2019 Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, an academic GP, and Dr Liz O’Riordan, a Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon, are not only outstanding doctors, but they have also experienced breast cancer first-hand. The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer brings together all the knowledge they have gathered as patients and as doctors to give you and your family a trusted, thorough and up-to-date source of information. Designed to empower you during your breast cancer treatment, it covers: -Simple explanations of every breast cancer treatment -Coping with the emotional burden of breast cancer -Frank advice about sex and relationships -Staying healthy during and after treatment -Dealing with the fear of recurrence -Living with secondary breast cancer Packed full of all the things the authors wished they’d known when they were diagnosed, and tips on how to cope with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and beyond, this is the only book you need to read to guide you through your breast cancer diagnosis. 'A much needed guide which is both humane and based on robust evidence.' – Macmillan Cancer Support
Download or read book The Patient s Guide to Outstanding Breast Cancer Care written by Greg Senofsky and published by Perigee Trade. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive guide, top specialists in oncology, radiology, plastic surgery, gynecology, psychiatry, and other fields demystify the information women need to know about breast cancer.
Download or read book The Intelligent Patient Guide to Prostate Cancer written by S. Larry Goldenberg and published by Intelligent Patient Guide. This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the fourth edition of the book on prostate cancer in the Intelligent Patient Guide series. Cancer patients who take an active part in making decisions about their treatment are better able to deal with their illness than patients who relegate control to their doctors. The book provides information on all aspects of prostate cancer and equips patients with the knowledge needed to take an active part in their treatment. Topics include what is cancer, the symptoms to watch for, information about the prostate gland, reducing the risk of prostate cancer, the PSA test and other diagnostic techniques, making the decision about treatment, when to seek a second opinion, what happens when patients have surgery or radiation, hormone therapy and its role in treating prostate cancer, the side effects of all treatments, urinary control and sexual function, how to handle the emotional side of the condition, where to turn for help, and alternative and complementary therapies.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Breast Cancer written by Lillie Shockney and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family & health.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer written by Karen Hassey Dow and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer is an easy-to-use, day-to-day reference for nurses caring for patients with breast cancer and their families. The Pocket Guide is divided into four parts: Epidemiology of Breast Cancer, Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer, Treatment of Recurrent Breast Cancer, and Quality-of-Life Issues. Each chapter has been expanded and updated to provide the reader with current information, and the Third Edition features two new chapters on Endocrine Therapy and End-of-Life Issues. Like the previous editions, this handy pocket guide includes information on screening and early detection, assessment, treatment, surgical techniques, and cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbance.
Download or read book Breast Cancer written by Eugene A. DeFelice and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prevention The Ultimate Guide to Breast Cancer written by Editors of Prevention and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've all heard the statistic: 1 in 8 women will get a breast cancer diagnosis at some point in her lifetime. But there's another just-as-relevant number that isn't as widely broadcast: 76 percent of those women will be alive 10 years later. This guide from America's most trusted health magazine helps women navigate treatment, medical costs, and lifestyle changes and emerge with their physical and mental health intact. Organized to take readers from diagnosis to survival and all the steps in between, Prevention The Ultimate Guide to Breast Cancer offers relevant information in technical yet accessible language, including: Supplements and recipes that stimulate appetite, ease treatment side effects, promote recovery, and help prevent a recurrence Complementary and alternative treatments and medicine that can be beneficial Real-life advice from women with breast cancer on issues such as processing the emotions that accompany a diagnosis and what to expect as a cancer survivor This guide will help any woman who has been diagnosed feel organized, informed, hopeful, reassured, and focused on becoming well, increasing her chances of landing in that healthy 76 percent.
