| Description |
xvii, 206 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Diagnosis and treatment: what you can expect -- Cancer: where does it come from? -- Diagnostic tests and staging studies: gathering information -- Making decisions about treatment: how success is measured -- Weighing the long-term risks and benefits of treatment -- Conventional treatments: an overview -- Molecular targeted therapy -- Clinical research trials: what they're all about -- Clinical case studies: four patient stories -- Afterword -- Appendix A. cancer molecular biology -- Appendix B. analyzing cost-effectiveness -- Appendix C. performance status scoring systems -- Appendix D. patient's checklist |
| Summary |
"In Understanding Cancer, Dr. Norman Coleman explains how to gather information about treatments and how to interpret that information to make decisions. He helps the person with cancer prepare for visits to doctors and the hospital and make those visits as productive as possible. He distills the often complex medical terms and concepts underlying the statistics and percentages used to characterize medical conditions. With clear, in-depth discussions of pre-treatment staging of disease, the biology of cancer, how successful treatment is defined, and how best to manage one's time, Understanding Cancer helps people with cancer and their families become active participants in the decision-making process." |
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"In the second edition of this guide, Dr. Coleman describes new treatments that target specific types of cancer as well as treatments that are designed for a particular individual. He discusses the era of molecular medicine, including biomarkers, novel imaging, molecular signatures and profiling, and molecular-targeted therapy. Many of these therapies are currently available only through a clinical trial, so Dr. Coleman includes a detailed discussion of what is involved in participating in research trials."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [196]) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Popular works.
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Cancer.
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Neoplasms.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Neoplasms.
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Neoplasms -- diagnosis.
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Neoplasms -- prevention & control.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| Author |
Halperin, Edward C.
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Stovall, Ellen L
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| LC no. |
2005033961 |
| ISBN |
0801884179 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0801884187 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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