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 Patients Guide to Cancer in Older Adults written by and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Ovarian Cancer written by Ritu Salani and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Ovarian Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining ovarian 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 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 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 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: At head of title: Johns Hopkins medicine.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Kidney Cancer written by Michael A. Carducci and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 144 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 Pancreatic Cancer written by Nita Ahuja and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Pancreatic Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining pancreatic 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. 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 Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Lymphoma written by Aditya Bardia and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Lymphoma is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on the path to wellness by explaining lymphoma 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 Leukemia written by Candis Morrison and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Leukemia is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining leukemia 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. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Leukemia is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining leukemia treatment 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. 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
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 Johns Hopkins Medical Guide to Health After 50 written by Simeon Margolis and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 2005 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alphabetically-arranged medical encyclopedia specifically aimed at the middle aged and elderly provides detailed information regarding health conditions and ailments, including recommendations for treatment and prevention.
Download or read book Pancreatic Cancer written by Michael J. Lippe and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael J. Lippe was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007. This is his story, and the story of pancreatic cancer, narrated by Lippe and Dr. Dung T. Le, the physician who is treating him. In telling these stories, Lippe and Le alternate chapters. Lippe writes about the early signs that something was wrong; Le continues with a description of pancreatic cancer, its symptoms, and its treatments. Lippe talks about his prognosis, contemplates the prospect of death, and describes how he began to cope; Le explains the importance, for both doctor and patient, of balancing hope and truth. Lippe speaks frankly about the toll the disease takes on his marriage and family; Le offers a general picture of what most patients can expect with their illness. The book concludes with Lippe and Le’s reflections on their partnership in treating cancer, lessons they have learned, and their thoughts about the positive things that sometimes emerge from illness. Pancreatic Cancer offers clear explanations of what the disease is, describes what people with the disease will feel physically and mentally, and discusses current treatments and future directions of research. The authors hope that their honest yet hopeful perspective will help all people with cancer and those who care about them.
Download or read book Living with Cancer written by Vicki A. Jackson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patients at every stage will find Living with Cancer a comprehensive, thoughtful, and accessible guide for navigating the illness and its treatment.
Download or read book The Older Cancer Patient written by Janine Overcash, PhD, ARNP and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because cancer in the older adult may be present in combination with other chronic conditions, including dementia and frailty, multidisciplinary care is especially important. This book provides nurses with essential information on the care and treatment of the older adult with cancer, including: An overview of cancer in the older adult, and barriers to treatment Prevention and screening of cancer in the older adult How to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment, as a methodfor planning multidisciplinary care Practical applications of qualiy of life assessment and decision analysis Special considerations in radiation therapy and chemotherapy with the older adult Social and caregiver issues This book reflects lessons learned from a nurse-physician team who planned and implemented the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the.Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute in Florida.
