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9780737303834

Making the Chemotherapy Decision

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  • ISBN13:

    9780737303834

  • ISBN10:

    0737303832

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: MCG
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Summary

More than 300,000 Americans are cured of cancer every year, largely because of chemotherapy. Stressing the body/mind connection, this newly updated third edition dispels myths and provide clear, concise information on the latest anticancer drugs, new antinausea medications, advances in medical technology, and nonmedical techniques to ease stress and pain.

Author Biography

David Drum, M.F.A., is the author of The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook, and the coauthor of The Type II Diabetes Sourcebook.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Michael B. Van Scoy-Mosher
Acknowledgments xvii
Chemotherapy Today
1(10)
Cancer Cure Rates Have Dramatically Improved
PART I MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY 11(136)
About Cancer
13(6)
How Cancer Develops and Spreads
About Chemotherapy
19(10)
How Chemotherapy Is Used to Treat Cancer
Myths and Misconceptions
29(4)
Some Common Myths About Cancer and Chemotherapy
The Chemotherapy Decision
33(28)
How Your Doctor Recommends Chemotherapy
Where You Might Receive Chemotherapy
61(8)
At a Big Cancer Treatment Center, or Closer to Home?
Your Medical Treatment Team
69(10)
Some Specialists You Might Meet During Your Treatment
Receiving Chemotherapy
79(12)
How You May Receive Chemotherapy Treatments
The Educated Patient
91(12)
How to Track and Participate in Your Own Recovery
Anticancer Drugs
103(20)
A Survey of the Sixty-Four Most Commonly Used Anticancer Agents and Their Most Common Side Effects
Physical Side Effects
123(24)
Some Ways to Help You Mitigate Their Effects
PART II OTHER ASPECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY 147(118)
Good Nutrition and Good Health
149(18)
What You Eat Can Help You Heal
Your Appearance
167(4)
Looking Good Makes You Feel Better About Yourself
Pain
171(16)
This Common Symptom Can Be Controlled
Emotional Stress
187(16)
How to Weather Your Emotional Storm
Stress-Relieving Techniques
203(8)
Methods You Can Use to Relieve Pain and Emotional Distress
Other People Can Help You
211(12)
About Your Emotional Support Bank
Money Issues
223(14)
Dealing with the Costs of Chemotherapy
Unorthodox Therapies
237(8)
Beware the Miracle Cure
Beyond Chemotherapy
245(10)
When Your Treatment Is Over
When Chemotherapy Doesn't Work
255(10)
Facing More Chemotherapy or Facing Your Own Mortality
Appendix A New Treatments 265(6)
Appendix B Other Resources 271(12)
Appendix C Comprehensive and Clinical Cancer Centers 283(8)
Appendix D Glossary of Common Terms 291(6)
Index 297

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