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Breast cancer : real questions, real answers / David Chan ; illustrated by Eric F. Glassy ; preface by John Glaspy ; introduction by Frank Stockdale.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chan, David, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Breast--Cancer.
- Breast.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (458 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Marlowe & Co., c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Breast Cancer: Real Questions, Real Answers is an outgrowth of Dr. David Chan's more than 20 years in private oncology practice. Inspired by his patients?who courageously face their illness but often feel fearful, confused about their options, and full of questions?Dr. Chan's book is uniquely structured as a Question and Answer between patient and doctor. It provides readers with an easily navigated, completely current resource for all of their queries. Poised to become the new must-read for breast cancer patients, this book offers easily digestible information by reviewing and exp
- Contents:
- How did I get breast cancer?
- What is breast cancer?
- Is breast cancer inherited?
- Who should be on my team?
- What is breast imaging?
- What do I need to know about my pathology report?
- What are my options for breast treatment?
- What are my choices for reconstruction after masectomy?
- What is meant by staging and why is it important?
- What is radiation therapy?
- What is adjuvant therapy of breast cancer?
- What is hormonal therapy and who should receive it?
- What is chemotherapy and do I need it?
- Which is first, surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy?
- How should my DCIS be treated?
- What are the main side effects of chemotherapy?
- What do I need to watch out for while I'm on chemotherapy treatment?
- What can I do to make my treatments easier?
- How do I know if I'm cured?
- What can I do to improve my chances?
- If I worry and feel depressed, is that bad for me?
- How is metastatic breast cancer treated?
- What are clinical trials?
- Afterword
- Appendix: guide to online breast cancer resources
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-28557-6
- 9786613285577
- 0-7867-3744-1
- OCLC:
- 753480366
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