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9780816039531

The Cancer Dictionary

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816039531

  • ISBN10:

    0816039534

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-11-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY. Revised edition of a comprehensive dictionary of terms used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. For the consumer. Terms are extensively cross-referenced. Hardcover, also available in softcover.

Author Biography

Roberta Altman worked for the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Michael J. Sarg, M.D., is associate chief of medical oncology at St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City, and a member of the teaching faculty of the St. Vincent's Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center as well as associate professor of clinical medicine, New York Medical College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi
Introduction to the Previous Edition vii
Introduction to the Revised Edition ix
How to Use This Book x
The Cancer Dictionary
1(324)
Appendix I: National Organizations for Cancer and AIDS 325(9)
Appendix II: Comprehensive Cancer Centers by State 334(4)
Appendix III: Clinical Cancer Centers by State 338(2)
Appendix IV: Subject Index 340(21)
Antiemetics
340(1)
Biological Therapy
340(1)
Cancer Sites/Types
341(3)
Carcinogens/Suspected Carcinogens
344(1)
Chemotherapy Agents
345(1)
Combination Chemotherapy
345(5)
Diagnosis/Evaluation
350(3)
Medical Support
353(1)
Pain Management
353(1)
Precancerous Conditions
354(1)
Prevention
355(1)
Reconstruction/Rehabilitation
355(1)
Risk Factors
355(1)
Side Effects
356(1)
Symptoms
357(1)
Treatment
357(3)
Tumor Marker
360(1)
Bibliography 361(4)
Index 365

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Excerpts

Coauthored by a former cancer patient and the Associate Chief Oncologist at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, this A-to-Z resource provides clear and concise information that cancer patients and their families need to intelligently face their fears and concerns. It also guides readers through much of the confusion that surrounds the latest claims and media hype of this enigmatic disease.
More than 2,500 definitions detail:
Individual cancers, their causes, incidence levels, stages, and treatment
Diagnostic tests, symptoms, and surgeries
Radiation therapies, side effects, and risk factors
Carcinogens
Prevention
This edition features over 25 new or newly revised illustrations as well as the latest developments on:
Treatments such as combination chemotherapy, acupuncture, alternative treatments, biological response modifiers, and bone marrow transplants
Therapies and the most up-to-date information on cancer types and sites
Pain management and reconstruction/rehabilitation.
Extensive and updated appendixes include:
National organizations for cancer research and AIDS
Comprehensive cancer centers by state
Clinical care centers by state

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