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_aLyss, Alan P, _930635 _eauthor. |
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_aChemotherapy & radiation for dummies / _cby Alan P. Lyss and Humberto Fagundes, with Patricia Corrigan. |
246 | 3 | _aChemotherapy and radiation for dummies | |
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_aHoboken, N.J. : _bWiley, _c2005. |
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_a358 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm. |
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490 | 1 | _a--For dummies | |
500 | _aIncludes glossary and index. | ||
505 | 0 | _aIntroduction -- Part I: Your journey through cancer treatments: preparing for the trip -- Recognizing the realities of chemotherapy and radiation -- The mutants take over: a primer on cancer -- You will be tested: what all those tests show -- Part II: Your choices along the way: making good ones -- Defining chemotherapy: the anticancer drugs -- Defining radiation: a burning issue -- Setting new standards: the role of clinical trials -- Getting a second chance: bone marrow transplants -- Part III: Chemotherapy: what to expect and how to deal with side effects -- What to expect during chemotherapy: a head-to-toe mouthwash -- Gimme a boost: immune and bone marrow stimulants -- Coping with serious side effects of chemotherapy -- Coping with less serious side effects of chemotherapy -- Part IV: Radiation: what to expect and how to deal with side effects -- What to expect during radiation: tattoos and moisturizer -- Coping with side effects of radiation therapy -- Part V: Your success strategies: assembling your support team -- Your health professionals: your friends and guides -- Good nutrition: eating right no matter how you feel -- Meeting spiritual needs: turning to prayer and meditation -- Finding a support group: realizing you are not alone -- Part VI: Your future after cancer treatments: looking ahead -- Finishing therapy: an end and a beginning -- Dealing with recurrence: here we go again -- Defining yourself after cancer: the new normal -- Part VII: The part of tens -- Ten myths about cancer -- Ten ways for family and friends to help you -- Ten things beyond your control -- Ten ways life will be better after cancer -- Ten sources for more information -- Glossary. | |
520 | _aExamines the treatment options available to cancer patients, tells how to select the right oncologist, and offers tips on setting up a treatment plan, maintaining health after therapy, and locating support groups. | ||
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_aCancer _xChemotherapy _vPopular works. _930636 |
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_aCancer _xRadiotherapy _vPopular works. _930637 |
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_aNeoplasms _xdrug therapy. _930638 |
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_aNeoplasms _xradiotherapy. _930639 |
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655 | 2 | _aPopular Works. | |
700 | 1 | _aFagundes, Humberto M. | |
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_aCorrigan, Patricia, _d1948- |
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