Chemotherapy and Radiation For Dummies
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By: Alan P. Lyss, Humberto Fagundes and Patricia Corrigan
Format: Paperback
From: For Dummies
Pub. Date: March 2005
From: For Dummies
Pub. Date: March 2005
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2005-04-22
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 380
Ean: 9780764578328
Isbn: 0764578324
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2005-04-22
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 380
Ean: 9780764578328
Isbn: 0764578324
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
An informative, compassionate guide for cancer patients and their loved ones
Each year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work. It offers detailed advice on how to alleviate and cope with side effects-which range from hair loss to nausea to anemia-and describes how good nutrition, meditation, support groups, and other techniques and resources can help in the recovery process.
Each year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work. It offers detailed advice on how to alleviate and cope with side effects-which range from hair loss to nausea to anemia-and describes how good nutrition, meditation, support groups, and other techniques and resources can help in the recovery process.
USER REVIEWS
"because these are my doctors. This book was published as I finished treatment and a local paper told me about it. I have a copy that I will keep and one I had co-workers who fought cancer in any form write a message which I gave to the nurses at work to add to their bookshelf. These men know their subject. I am so pleased and blessed they were there for me. "
~ Written on 2008-09-04
~ Written on 2008-09-04
"The biggest fear about cancer, is the unknown. I attended a Q & A session at my college with the doctors and author of this book. These people are passionate about the subject matter. I bought this book for my mother-in-law, who is newly diagnosed with breast cancer after looking at it. She loved it, and her husband read it too. It provides real information that you need to know to know about cancer and treatment of cancer. It demystifies, explains things, and is a very reliable source of information. I think this is the first book that people should read if they or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer."
~ Written on 2007-09-01
~ Written on 2007-09-01
"I read this book the night before my sister's first visit to her oncologist for treatment of lymphoma. Then I gave it to her.
It helps to make the incomprehensible a little easier to understand. The day of my sister's last radiation visit, she gave it to a mother of a 16-year-old brain cancer patient. She urged her to pass it on when she was finished with it.
I recently bought another copy of Chemo and Radiation for Dummies through Amazon for a friend whose daughter has ovarian cancer. She and her family were so appreciative. "
~ Written on 2007-04-16
It helps to make the incomprehensible a little easier to understand. The day of my sister's last radiation visit, she gave it to a mother of a 16-year-old brain cancer patient. She urged her to pass it on when she was finished with it.
I recently bought another copy of Chemo and Radiation for Dummies through Amazon for a friend whose daughter has ovarian cancer. She and her family were so appreciative. "
~ Written on 2007-04-16
"I wish I had ordered this book prior to beginning my radiation treatment. This book, while repetitive in areas, leaves no stone unturned. Prepares you for the "worst" and gives great tips. Especially informative with the Port IV and other chemo/radiation nuaces. You can never go wrong with the Dummie Series of books! :)"
~ Written on 2007-02-15
~ Written on 2007-02-15
"Chemotherapy and Radiation for Dummies was the first resource I turned to after getting my cancer diagnosis, and it helped me quell the fear and begin to understand what was ahead of me. The book is well-organized so that you can pick and choose the chapters you need when you need them. As a breast cancer survivor, Patricia Corrigan writes with authority, compassion, and humor. The book told me what I needed to know about the chemo drugs I'd be taking and their side effects along with very practical information such as how to take care of my teeth during treatment. I continue to refer back to it when a new issue arises. I've recommended it to other patients and they've found it helpful, too."
~ Written on 2006-11-07
~ Written on 2006-11-07