Coping With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Everything You Need to Know
by Cukier, DanielEdition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-12-08
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary
New advances in treatment offer cancer patients more options than ever before.Coping with Chemotherapy and Radiationis an accessible, accurate guide to the latest developments in radiation therapy and chemotherapy. You will find important information on how chemotherapy and radiation treatments work; what to expect from treatments, how to alleviate common side effects, and more.
Author Biography
Daniel Cukier, M.D., has been a radiation oncologist for more than 30 years.
Frank Gingerelli, M.D., is the chief of Radiation Oncology of Pascack Valley Hospital.
Grace Makari-Judson, M.D., is an oncologist and breast cancer specialist at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Virginia E. McCullough is a noted health writer.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | vii | ||||
| A Word to Professionals | ix | ||||
| Introduction | xi | ||||
| PART I The Purpose of Radiation Treatment and Chemotherapy | |||||
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| PART 2 Cancer Treatment: Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy | 67 | (132) | |||
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| PART 3 Other Issues in Cancer Treatment | 199 | (40) | |||
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| Glossary | 239 | (6) | |||
| Additional Resources | 245 | (4) | |||
| Index | 249 |
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