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After you hear it's cancer : a guide to navigating the difficult journey ahead / / John Leifer ; with Lori Lindstrom Leifer, MD
| After you hear it's cancer : a guide to navigating the difficult journey ahead / / John Leifer ; with Lori Lindstrom Leifer, MD |
| Autore | Leifer John <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.99/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cancer - Treatment
Cancer - Patients Cancer |
| ISBN | 1-4422-4626-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
13 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797372903321 |
Leifer John <1957->
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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After you hear it's cancer : a guide to navigating the difficult journey ahead / / John Leifer ; with Lori Lindstrom Leifer, MD
| After you hear it's cancer : a guide to navigating the difficult journey ahead / / John Leifer ; with Lori Lindstrom Leifer, MD |
| Autore | Leifer John <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.99/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cancer - Treatment
Cancer - Patients Cancer |
| ISBN | 1-4422-4626-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
13 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811883903321 |
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Leifer John <1957->
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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