LEADER 03001nam 2200553 450 001 9910797372903321 005 20170918152018.0 010 $a1-4422-4626-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000450989 035 $a(EBL)2095577 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001516612 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12566679 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001516612 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11494853 035 $a(PQKB)11272992 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2095577 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000450989 100 $a20181008d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfter you hear it's cancer $ea guide to navigating the difficult journey ahead /$fJohn Leifer ; with Lori Lindstrom Leifer, MD 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-5381-0903-4 311 $a1-4422-4625-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Prologue; I: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; 1 A Definitive Diagnosis; 2 How Prognosis Influences Your Treatment; 3 How to Select Your Doctors and Treatment Facilities; 4 Genetic Testing in Diagnosis and Treatment; 5 Making Sense of Your Treatment Options; 6 Understanding Clinical Trials; 7 The Importance of Getting a Second Opinion; II: During Active Treatment; 8 The Emotional Roller Coaster of Cancer; 9 Methods to Minimize Side Effects; 10 Make Nutrition and Exercise Part of Your Treatment Plan; 11 What to Expect from Pain Control; 12 How to Manage the Cost of Cancer 327 $a13 When Considering Complementary Therapies14 The Role of Your Caregivers; III: After Initial Treatments Are Over; 15 When Initial Treatment Proves Insufficient; 16 The Challenges of Surviving Cancer; 17 Difficult Decisions at the End of the Journey; 18 Choosing to Stop Treatment and the Role of Hospice; A Final Word from Lori; Resources; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAfter You Hear It's Cancer offers a step-by-step guide for recently diagnosed patients and their families as they embark on this arduous journey. The authors integrate cutting-edge research with the perspectives of numerous cancer patients to provide an empathic, but pragmatic handbook that should be required reading for every cancer patient. 606 $aCancer$xTreatment$vPopular works 606 $aCancer$xPatients$vPopular works 606 $aCancer$vPopular works 615 0$aCancer$xTreatment 615 0$aCancer$xPatients 615 0$aCancer 676 $a616.99/4 700 $aLeifer$b John$f1957-$01505029 702 $aLeifer$b Lori Lindstrom 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797372903321 996 $aAfter you hear it's cancer$93734411 997 $aUNINA