Oncology Cancer category: 152 books
by Eric Presser MD
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Lung cancer is a serious illness—one that is considered among medicine's most dreaded diagnoses. Alone, it's responsible for 29 percent of cancer deaths in the United States and causes more deaths than breast, colon, ovarian, and prostate cancer combined! Additionally, lung cancer isn't typically...
Cancer in the Lives of Older Americans
Blessings and Battles
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
The "oldest old," individuals aged 85 and above, are the most rapidly growing segment of American society. And although more than a third of cancer occurs in people over 75 years of age, their tumors are less fully diagnosed and often less fully treated than those in younger patients. Ageism...
Of Mice and Women
Unraveling the Mystery of the Breast Cancer Virus
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Breast Cancer kills one woman every minute. That’s a statistic internationally recognized breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kathleen Ruddy is intent on changing. That challenge starts with a question: Can a mouse virus cause breast cancer in women?
Answering that question has become Dr. Ruddy’s...
Women's Cancers
Pathways to Living
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Taking patients through all aspects of cancer care, this book provides specific, accurate information on various tumour types and treatment modalities, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and complementary therapy. Unlike many patient guides, it explores holistic health and wellbeing as well as psychological...
by Wendy Schlessel Harpham
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 1994
Having this book on my nightstand is like having an empathetic and wise friend at my side as I chart a new course after cancer treatment. Dr. Harpham blends practical information with the intimate understanding of a veteran. Her book serves as a companion and inspiration on my voyage. —Ellen Hermanson,...
by Linda H. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2019
Eating a healthy diet is important for everyone, but especially those who are battling cancer. Cancer is notorious for sapping the strength and nutrition out of a person's body. Treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy have harsh side effects, including fatigue and lack of appetite.
To...
La chimiothérapie
Une brochure de la Fondation contre le Cancer
Language: French
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Cette brochure s’adresse avant tout aux personnes confrontées à une chimiothérapie ainsi qu'à leur entourage proche désireux de mieux comprendre ce traitement.Lorsqu’on vous annonce un diagnostic de cancer, de très nombreuses questions et émotions se bousculent. De nombreuses questions surgissent...
The Cancer Survivor Handbook
Your Guide to Building a Life After Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
According to the National Cancer Institute, there are an estimated 13.7 million living Americans who are cancer survivors. The institute expects that number to rise to almost 18 million over the next decade. The Institute of Medicine notes that patients diagnosed with cancer have an estimated 64%...
Life After Cancer in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
The Experience of Survivorship
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Adolescence and young adulthood is often a difficult enough time without serious illness. However, research has shown that cancer, and surviving cancer, at this age presents distinctive problems medically, socially and psychologically. This important work offers a glimpse into a previously under-researched...
by William T. Blows
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
Presenting specialized biological information on what cancer is, this book looks at how it damages the body, and how cancer treatments work. Engaging, accessible and illustrated throughout, this unique text:
explains the basic biology of cancer
discusses the biology of the wide range of common...
Les cancers de la peau non mélanomes
Une brochure de la Fondation contre le Cancer
Language: French
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Cette brochure vous informe sur les cancers de la peau non mélanomes et s’adresse avant tout aux personnes confrontées à ces types de cancer, ainsi qu'à leur entourage proche.Cette brochure présente rapidement des informations sur les cancers de la peau non mélanomes :• quels sont les facteurs...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2012
This volume of the Medical Basic Guides is about Anal Cancer "What You Always Wanted To Know About..." are straight-to-the-point, easily understandable and comprehensive medical ebooks and guides for everybody. Whether you are just interested in the topic of the book or you are directly...
Praying Through Cancer
Set Your Heart Free from Fear: A 90-Day Devotional for Women
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2007
You don’t have to face cancer alone. Praying Through Cancer is a collection of stories by women who have faced cancer and, with triumphant spirits, found comfort and sometimes even joy in the midst of it.
Traumatized and terrified of cancer? Perhaps you have been diagnosed yourself, or you...
The Breast Cancer Answers Book
Your Guide to Achieving Emotional Reconstruction®
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
BREAST CANCER IS NOT YOUR LIFE. You hear the words of your diagnosis, “You have breast cancer.” Your anxiety is now reality. Your world seems suddenly overwhelmed, unpredictable. With the jolting label you did not seek, breast cancer is now a part of your life. Yet breast...