Chemotherapy and Radiation For Dummies

  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • File Size : 44,9 Mb
  • Release : 18 May 2011
  • ISBN : 1118069994
  • Page : 384 pages
  • Rating : 4.5/5 (2 users)

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An informative, compassionate guide for cancer patients and their loved ones Each year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work. It offers detailed advice on how to alleviate and cope with side effects-which range from hair loss to nausea to anemia-and describes how good nutrition, meditation, support groups, and other techniques and resources can help in the recovery process.

Chemotherapy and Radiation For Dummies

Chemotherapy and Radiation For Dummies
Author: Alan P. Lyss,Humberto Fagundes,Patricia Corrigan
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

An informative, compassionate guide for cancer patients and their loved ones Each year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy,

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Cancers of the Head and Neck

Cancers of the Head and Neck
Author: Charlotte Jacobs
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Cancers of the head and neck are among the most morbid of cancers. Convention al surgery and/or radiation therapy have a high cure rate for patients with early stage

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Concomitant Continuous Infusion Chemotherapy and Radiation

Concomitant Continuous Infusion Chemotherapy and Radiation
Author: Marvin Rotman,C. Julian Rosenthal
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

The administration of chemotherapeutic agents by continuous infusion with concomitant radiation therapy heralds a new approach in the treatment of cancer. This comprehensive book on the subject includes, besides a

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The Best News about Radiation Therapy

The Best News about Radiation Therapy
Author: Carol Kornmehl
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Dr. Kornmehl guides patients through this intimidating process of radiation therapy, explaining each step and the results they can expect from treatment.

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Clinical Radiation Oncology

Clinical Radiation Oncology
Author: Leonard L. Gunderson, MD, MS, FASTRO,Joel E. Tepper, MD
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Perfect for radiation oncology physicians and residents needing a multidisciplinary, treatment-focused resource, this updated edition continues to provide the latest knowledge in this consistently growing field. Not only will you

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Managing Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

Managing Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Author: Marylin J. Dodd
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

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Cancer Treatment

Cancer Treatment
Author: Anne E. Wilt
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy works by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells, which grow and divide quickly.

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Principles and Practice of Chemotherapy

Principles and Practice of Chemotherapy
Author: Baig Major Mirza Qaiser
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Principles and Practice of Chemotherapy is one of the most useful books on oncology. The book focuses on primary indication, usual dosage, schedule and side effects of new drugs, and

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Head and Neck Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer
Author: Dwight E. Heron, MD
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

This issue of Radiation Medicine Rounds examines the latest advances in the use of radiation medicine in treatment of head and neck cancer. Head and neck cancer treatment has undergone

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Coping With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

Coping With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Author: Daniel Cukier
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

New advances in treatment offer cancer patients more options than ever before. Coping with Chemotherapy and Radiation is an accessible, accurate guide to the latest developments in radiation therapy and

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Cancers of the Head and Neck

Cancers of the Head and Neck
Author: Charlotte Jacobs
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Author: Simon S. Lo,Bin S. Teh,Jiade J. Lu,Tracey E. Schefter
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an important innovative treatment for various primary and metastatic cancers. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the physical/technological,

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Abeloff s Clinical Oncology E Book

Abeloff s Clinical Oncology E Book
Author: Martin D. Abeloff,James O. Armitage,John E. Niederhuber,Michael B. Kastan,W. Gillies McKenna
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Carrying on the tradition established by its founding editor, the late Dr. Martin Abeloff, the 4th Edition of this respected reference synthesizes all of the latest oncology knowledge in one

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Practical Radiotherapy Chemotherapy Planning

Practical Radiotherapy   Chemotherapy Planning
Author: Mirza Qaiser Baig
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

Comprehensive guide to radiotherapy and chemotherapy for practising oncologists. Covers numerous different types of cancer and features more than 300 images, diagrams and tables.

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Clinical Applications of Continuous Infusion Chemotherapy and Concomitant Radiation Therapy

Clinical Applications of Continuous Infusion Chemotherapy and Concomitant Radiation Therapy
Author: C. Julian Rosenthal,Marvin Rotman
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Category: Health & Fitness

The first conference on concomitant infusion chemotherapy and radia tion therapy was organized with the intention of bringing together some of the investigators who have tested, during the last few

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