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Empower yourself! No one with lung cancer needs to be alone in their fight against this disease. 100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition enables patients and their families to seek our the best treatment possible for early detection of lung cancer. Providing both the doctor s and patient s point of view, this book is a complete guide to understanding treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Through 100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition, expert authors use their experiences with patients to provide support and hope to the tens of thousands of people coping with this disease. ... Read more

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100 Questions & Answers About Lung Cancer, Second Edition
The 2nd edition covers the recently approved regimens for chemotherapy and target-therapy. I especially like a table which summarizes the regimen names, types, and their side effects. I bought this book to understand types of lung cancer treatment so that I could communicate with the oncologist. ... Read more

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Winner of the 2003 American Society of Journalists and Authors' June Roth Memorial Award for Health and Medical Books. An authoritative book with new lifesaving strategies for those at risk and those already diagnosed.

Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer, more men than prostate cancer—because it's usually found too late. Claudia Henschke's groundbreaking research on early diagnosis, published in The Lancet, made headlines worldwide. Now, for the first time, she offers specific recommendations based on her latest findings: who needs to be checked, where to be tested, and what to expect. Dr. Henschke and coauthor Peggy McCarthy, a leading patient advocate, provide up-to-the-minute information on diagnosis, treatment, and survival, accompanied by inspiring words from survivors.

The book describes how the lungs work and how cancer develops. Questionnaires pinpoint risk factors (including past as well as current smoking) and the sometimes surprising symptoms, like back pain or swollen fingertips, that can signal a problem. Henschke and McCarthy explain how to remain healthy, active, and pain-free during and after treatment. They also address emotional and practical concerns, such as coping with guilt and dealing with insurance. ... Read more

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Very inspiring
This book is helpful for the cancer patient along with any one who loves someone with cancer.

A great wealth of help, hope and knowledge
When my mom was diagnosed with Lung Cancer, I didn't know enough about it.I purchased several books on lung cancer but found this one easy to read, direct and to the point. This book helped me understand when the Oncologist talked about the stage of mom's cancer and the options available.Not only did this book give me a clearer overall picture of lung cancer, it is an awesome resourcetool and assisted me in the proper questions to ask the doctor.I recommend this book to anyone who has just been diagnosed or has family or a friend who has.

Excellent comprehensive discussions of treatment options
This book champions the use of lung scans, for those at high risk of developing lung cancer, BEFORE symptoms appear - scans that radically and dramatically increase the odds of surviving this dreaded disease. While fully aware of the chance for false positives and their consequences, Henschke provides compelling reasons for utilizing this technology anyway. The book also consists of a thorough review of such topics as lung health, lung cancer and its development, treatment and diagnostic options in addition to lung scans, recovery tips, and alternative methodologies. This is a terrific reference source for people such as former smokers who are doing what they can to avoid developing lung cancer and who also want to maximize their odds for BEATING lung cancer should they develop it anyway.

The Book To Have By Your Side
All about lung cancer for the layperson. This book is a must-read for current and former smokers. About 25% of adult Americans still smoke even after years of learning that it is a very deadly habit. This is because the nicotine in tabacco is highly addictive. Sadly over 80% of lung cancer is caused by smoking. The human body is just not designed to handle all of the dread toxins that smoking puts into the lungs and the rest of the body. This is one of the most deadly forms of human cancer. This book is a valuable resource explaining both the challenges and choices faced by a lung cancer sufferer and his/her family.

5 year Lung Cancer Survivor
As a 5 year+ Lung Cancer Survivor, I have read many books on this life threatening disease.This one is by far the best!It is accurate, enlightening, and very understandable to a layman. It is easy to read and I highly recommend it! ... Read more

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Each year, more than 170,000 Americans develop lung cancer. Although cancer rates fell in 2008, lung cancer incidence and mortality increased in 18 states, in part because the disease has no accepted screening test to aid in early detection.

In The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Lung Cancer, Dr. Peter Mazzone, profiled on several “best doctors” lists, presents critical information about the latest scientific studies and progress in the fight against lung cancer. This important resource gives readers the cutting-edge medical guidance Dr. Mazzone offers his patients, including:

• The tests patients will encounter
• Types of lung cancer and their stages
• How to most effectively battle lung cancer
• Clear explanations of the newest studies
• The latest information on drugs, treatments, and diagnostic and preventative issues
• Personal stories of those who have triumphed over lung cancer
• Fast facts and red-fl ag sidebars
• Plus, advice on how to make the necessary lifestyle choices to live an active and healthy life
• Cleveland Clinic is the number-one cancer hospital in Ohio and is consistently ranked among the top four hospitals by USNews & World Report.

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Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Lung Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on the path to wellness by explaining lung cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. ... Read more

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Terrific book
My Dad was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.I ordered this book along with a more clinical book on lung cancer.The, "Voices of Lung Cancer" book provided great insight into many individuals' learning of their diagnosis and prognosis, how they received the news, and how they chose to fight cancer.It is very inspirational and it gave me a great deal of hope because it talks about people who chose to fight cancer vs. settle for their prognosis.The book is written from the point of view of the cancer survivor as well as caregivers and friends.A few chapters in the end talk about people who didn't win the fight.I learned so much from reading this book and I highly recommend it.

Great Information
I submitted a story, so of course I am happy with the book. However I still find the stories good and interesting

Stories from real people
Real people telling real stories of their lung cancer experience.True stories of survival and hope.Very good read and very informative.

A different sort of book on cancer
The personal stories included in "Voices of Lung Cancer" are poignant and true. These stories put a different face on lung cancer, and, amazingly, they're filled with hope and humor. Stories like Susan Long's "Rediscovering Daddy" and Barbara Terrell's "Now I Understand" give the disease a face and help others who are dealing with similar situations. The fact that Law & Order's S. Epatha Merkerson and Dr. Deborah Morosini, sister of Dana Reeve, have stories in the book only add to its interest. I highly recommend it. Shane Alexander. ... Read more

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Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline bulleted format, this handy, pocket-sized manual details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of Lung Cancer. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. Current, quick, and concise, for instant access in the ward or in the clinic! ... Read more

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Informative !!
I found this book to be a treasure of information.
A sad ending for us personally, but the book was well worth reading.

If you have lung cancer, read this book first
Last year I was diagnosed with lung cancer. This book was a godsend! You can jump around and go straight to the questions most pressing on your mind (Will I need chemo? What are my survival chances? Where should I go for treatment?) Although the book is titled 100 Questions..., it answered thousands of my questions. It's an easy read, reliable and fairly comprehensive. It's a must for the newly diagnosed. ... Read more

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In Letters from the Land of Cancer, award-winning writer Walter Wangerin Jr. offers his profound insights into the greatest challenge we face: confronting our own mortality.'Shortly after the cancer had been diagnosed I began writing letters to the members of my immediate family, to relatives and to lifelong friends. The following book will consist mostly of those letters. They will invite you into my most intimate dancing with the cancer, even as that partner and I have over the last two years swung each other around the tiled floors of ballrooms and bathrooms. Dizzy still, and day by day, I sat and wrote: This is what I'm feeling right now. This is what I think....'From afternoon to afternoon of radiation, Wangerin wrote about confronting his mortality, about living with the messiness of undone tasks and bodily weakness. He wrote about the medical procedures he endured, the wild mood swings that unbalanced his days, and the fragilities and strengths of the relationships that surrounded him.Letters from the Land of Cancer is made up of these writings. Cadenced within the letters are Wangerin's eloquent meditations derived from his pastoral experiences with the faithful passage of death to life. Seldom has the great adventure of life and death been as beautifully presented as it is in this testimony to faith, love, and the shocking reality of hope. ... Read more

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Draws Us Into His Private Life, Not as Voyeurs but as Fellow Travelers
On December 26, 2005, with his adult children and grandchildren still gathered in for the holiday, Walter Wangerin Jr. discovered a lump in his neck that proved to be a malignant tumor, metastasized from his lung.

Three weeks later, he wrote the first of 22 letters --- updating friends on his prognoses and treatments, his physical and spiritual health, and his reflections on life in the shadow of death --- most of them sent out over 18 months. (A few are marked as being "never sent.") These are missives a younger writer might have posted on a blog site. I infer that he wrote them on a typewriter, engaging an assistant to format them for an email outbox. Halfway through the collection, he mentions the possibility of publication. (In the second half, his writing seems a little less intimate, as if he's consciously aware of his potential readership.) Indeed, the letters are presented here for a wider audience, interspersed with short meditations --- six by his own hand, a seventh by poet Robert Siegel.

In the prologue he explains, "I'll tell my story step-by-step from within the ongoing experience. I needn't draw from memory." Especially in the first half, that immediacy is evident. What will the doctor say tomorrow? How will he respond to this pain --- or this pain killer? "I contain pain," he writes. And "I am sincerely grateful that my adventure waited until there were therapies and drugs to serve this sort of thing [pain]" --- though it seems much of the pain is caused by curative therapies. How does this disease change his relationship with his wife, his grandchildren, and his garden? The book works because Wangerin is such a good writer. He draws us into his private life, not as voyeurs but as fellow travelers.

Some of Wangerin's more interesting comments have to do with the language we use about cancer: we battle against it. "Cancer really isn't an issue of defeat or victory. We are all going to die." He goes on to talk of blessings received as a result of his cancer. "Surely it's high Time --- isn't it? --- that we pay as much attention to the blessings of a long affliction as we do to the pain for which we curse it." He also interestingly works with words, turning slowth --- some combination of slow and growth --- into a noun that describes benefits of facing daily life at a reduced pace, not by choice but by forced circumstance.

Would I recommend this to a person of faith who has metastasized cancer? Yes, if that person has a solid familial network, for that is where Wangerin gains much of his focus and strength. The book ends with a two-line postscript, in which Wangerin states that his health was "stable" in April 2008. That's nearly 20 months before publication in early 2010. Though strangers to him, readers invited into his life would have welcomed a well-deserved, press-time update.

--- Reviewed by Evelyn Bence

Personal and forthright
I'm not a religious sort, and I'm generally not a fan of poetry, so whether on the spiritual or literary planes, any Biblical verses Mr. Wangerin cited were pretty lost on me. However, they could be precisely what another reader might like best.

I found that I skipped the meditations and focused on the letters. The letter on pain ("I contain pain.") is the most memorable. Other standouts: how some of his human frailties (i.e., flashes of anger) emerged at different times; his description of trying to get air; his sense of Time and paying attention; and his close examination of his grandchildren's hands.

The ending disconcerted me; its abruptness contrasted sharply with the careful thoughtfulness of all that preceded it.

For such a small book, it is meaty, and I recommend it.

Letters From the Land of Cancer
This is a painfully beautiful book. Walter Wangerin Jr. is a children's author. However, he's also a Bible scholar and a university professor of writing. This particular book exposes his personal thoughts and experiences in a memoir. The title should give it away, Letters from the Land of Cancer.

Letters is a collection of actual letters Wangarin wrote to family and friends after he was diagnosed with cancer and while he endured treatments. They are honest and revealing, but poetic and beautiful. Sad, but triumphant.

The letters intertwine his expertise as a Bible scholar, his resolute faith in Christ, his stark transparency as a patient and his exquisite use of language.

If you enjoy peering into people's souls you'll love this book. If you long to empathize with someone you know personally who suffers from cancer or any other life-threatening illness, you'll cherish this book. If you enjoy poetic language for its own beauty, Letters will nourish your soul.

Touching and Compassionate
This book is not just for cancer patients. It can apply to anyone suffering an illness, whether terminal or not.
The author shares his pain, his sorrow, and his faith in God for his condition.The book opened my mind up to the possibly of death and how we can face it, knowing that God is in control and with the right attitude, we can and will survive and overcome the fear of death.Heaven is our final journey and with that will come complete healing and joy.

Beautiful letters
In this powerful collection of letters and meditations, award winning author Wangerin writes with raw honesty and challenges all of us to think about our own mortality, and possibly rethink our view of cancer.

He starts by calling his 2 year long bout with lung cancer a "dance" and later on, an "adventure." He refuses to call it a "battle."

The reader finds out about half way through the book that although Wangerin can't bring himself to pray for his own healing, he is certain .."healing is surely to come;either healing of his body or his own weary spirit."

The book is really all about facing our own mortality, which Wangerin says .."brings out the child in us,the heart filled with childlike longings and an infant's perfect trust."

All of the letters, written mostly to family members and friends, are beautifully put together with the grace and eloquence associated with Wangerin. #9 and #19 are two of the best. In maybe the most poignant of all the letters, you get a sense of Phil 1:23 as the author writes to a former student: .."I don't pray for death. But I wouldn't mind an early visitation.There is just so much about this world and its leaders which is so disappointing it crushes my heart.."

The beauty of the book is perhaps summed up best by the last sentence of letter #15:.."It is a good day.Gladness is available. Christ is at hand."

This is a must read for all, for we all have to face what Wangerin so honestly, beautifully and courageously faces head on... our own mortality.



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More people die in the developed world from lung cancer than breast, prostate and colorectal cancer combined. Lung cancer accounts for 30 per cent of all cancer deaths with 37,000 new cases each year in the UK alone. 9 out of 10 lung cancers are smoking related and there is increasing incidence among the younger population. Lung cancer kills more women each year than any other cancer - including breast cancer. "Fast Facts: Lung Cancer" is an essential up-to-the minute text for the primary healthcare physician providing clear, practical information on staging and the appropriate surgical and non surgical therapeutic strategies. It includes latest information on new innovative radiation techniques and targeted chemotherapy using novel inhibitors. ... Read more

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Written by a lung cancer survivor who understands what it takes to beat the odds, this book offers unparalleled hope and direction for anyone facing this illness. It is filled with specific exercises and techniques to promote healing and reverse side effects by taking a pro-active approach in helping to restore your mind, body and spirit to an optimum state of health. Endorsed by a Lung Cancer Specialist and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, this book combines what the doctors tell you with critical information they don't tell you. Visit www.SurviveLungCancer.com for chapter summaries. ... Read more

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A light in the darkest moment of my life.
I ordered this book shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer.It is so helpful, hopeful and positive.The author has lived through a very scary and advanced stage of lung cancer and has given this book to people like me as a guide through this disease.The writing is very straight forward, the content is very inspirational and useful and the book is really concise. The medical books I have read since reading this have backed up everything I read in this book.I highly recommend this book as a powerful and bright beginning of anyone battle with lung cancer.

Excellent book
A family member was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and this book has been a Godsend.It is easy to read, concise and positive.I have bought numerous books about lung cancer, but this one is easily the most versatile and informative.

Excellent guide that gives hope !
I have metastatic breast cancer and found this guide very useful. It feels great to be able to take some control of the disease, and Michael Lloyd's book provides very useful practical guidance as well as hope. ... Read more

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This much needed lung cancer resource is developed in consultation with a large national team of experts featuring: * Candid testimonials by survivors * Straightforward, easy-to-understand language * Objective and up-to-date information * Beautiful color photos and graphics * An empowering message of HOPE. The book addresses each step in the diagnosis, staging, treatment and recovery process, and includes a chapter on end-of-life issues, and a section specifically for the patient's partner or caregiver. ... Read more

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Dr Lange covers all aspects of living with cancer
Dr Lange's book on surviving helps to organize all the confusion that the diagnosis of lung cancer brings.He offers hope by making sense of the next step and the next, and helping the patient understand the physical and emotional aspects of the diagnosis.As a family practitioner I have recommended his books more than once to my patients when they have had to face the challenging diagnosis of cancer.

A must-read for those challenged with lung cancer
Once again, Vladimir Lange takes the hand of those of us whom cancer has seen fit to visit and leads us on a journey of extremely applicable, helpful information. A cancer survivor myself, I was so very glad to have Dr. Lange's book on breast cancer during my treatment, as it not onlyprovided ideas for innovative pro-active measure to take, but also gave me a peace of mind that I had not yet found in my journey of dealing with this disease. Having friends with lung cancer, I read "Be a Survivor -- Lung Cancer Treatment Guide" as well and found it to offer the same level of valuable counsel--only targeting lung cancer. I can confidently recommend this book to anyone dealing with such a diagnosis.

Excellent Resource
I was interviewed for this book as a lung cancer survivor.I sincerely feel that it is a honest and helpful resource for lung cancer patients... and long overdue.I wish I had had it when I was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago. I love the personal comments from patients... and it gives hope for those with this very dreadful cancer.

Honest and clear
An honest, well-written guide. Touches on personal aspects of lung cancer I haven't seen in any other book. Easy to follow, and hopeful. ... Read more

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Metastatic lung cancer is responsible for more than ninety percent of lung cancer related deaths. However, relatively little progress has been made in understanding the process of lung cancer metastasis. The two main aims of this book are a) to introduce clinical aspects to basic scientists and basic molecular and cellular concepts to clinical investigators, in order to promote collaboration and foster much needed translational research; and b) to introduce new and emerging concepts and approaches in metastasis research to lung cancer research community at large.

In this attempt, the book will cover a broad spectrum of subjects ranging from the current trends in the clinical management of the metastatic disease, to the systems biology approach for gaining insights into the mechanisms of metastasis. Some of the subjects covered will include: defining basic hallmarks of a metastatic cell, the concept of tumor stem cells, epithelial-mesenchymal transitions, evasion of immune-surveillance, tumor-stromal interactions, angiogenesis, molecular imaging and biomarker discovery.

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Lung Cancer Book:
What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer...

This Lung Cancer Book is for people seeking more information about Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Treatments, Stages, Signs, and Causes.It is also for family members and others seeking to learn more information on Lung Cancer and gain a better understanding on how to help and support lung cancer patients.

This Lung Cancer Book is concise, factual, and to the point.

This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet is about lung cancer, cancer that begins in the lung. It tells about diagnosis, staging, treatment, and comfort care. Learning about the medical care for people with lung cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your own care.
This booklet has lists of questions that you may want to ask your doctor. Many people find it helpful to take a list of questions to a doctor visit. To help remember what your doctor says, you can take notes or ask whether you may use a tape recorder. You may also want to have a family member or friend with you when you talk with the doctor—to take part in the discussion, to take notes, or just to listen.

This Lung Cancer Book will give you the facts you need to know about this disease and all the options you need to be aware...
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You Can't Get Any Better Information on Lung Cancer
This Book comes straight from the US Government.If you trust the US Government, this book will give you all the information you need about Lung Cancer, that is current and accurate. ... Read more

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Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women. However, since the first edition of Lung Cancer was published 14 years ago, rapid progress in the biology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease has been made. ... Read more

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Good information on lung cancer
This book presents a wide range of lung cancer information in a format that is well organized and easy to read, even for someone without a science background.This is a textbook, and as such is not appropriate to answer all questions about lung cancer but rather presents several topics in-depth.If you are a lung cancer patient or family member, you may find some helpful information but do not rely on this book as your only source of information. ... Read more

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This comprehensive resource provides authoritative knowledge of the most up-to-date prevention and treatment strategies for thoracic malignancies. Established and investigational therapies are placed in the context of tumor biology for a full understanding of the pharmacogenetics, etiology, and changing epidemiology of lung cancer. Expert clinicians detail the function of predictive and prognostic factors in the utilization of chemo-radiotherapy, adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment, and targeted agents. The promises and potential pitfalls of investigational strategies are evaluated with exceptional insight and clarity, with unique attention paid to the mechanisms of drug resistance and targets for lung cancer treatment and prevention.Lung Cancer: Prevention, Management, and Emerging Therapies engages the entire spectrum of therapeutic modalities with focus on systemic approaches. Disease coverage includes newly diagnosed and recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, small cell carcinoma, and mesothelioma. Critical examination of the impact, methodology, and design of clinical trials is presented along with new paradigms for personalized approaches and individual risk assessment. ... Read more

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Of the many markers for cancer stem cells (CSCs) in lung cancer reported to date, the cell surface antigen CD133, nuclear ss-catenin accumulation, the side population phenotype, and high aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity seem to be most reliable. This book reviews the results of studies on lung CSCs and discusses the significance of these markers from a biological, pathological, and clinical viewpoint. Twenty-seven lung cancer cell lines (nine small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) cell lines and eighteen non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines) were examined for mRNA and protein expression and fractions of cells with activity. ... Read more

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Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state of the art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials.

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Written by highly eminent authors, Lung Cancer - a handbook in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute series - is produced in full color and is richly illustrated throughout, providing a review of each cancer including its incidence, epidemiology, etiology and histopathology, together with the clinical features. Diagnostic studies and current clinical and pathological staging are also given. Detailed tables are provided with histopathological classification, diagnostic studies and, when important, prognostic factors. Current therapies are also discussed in detail, particularly the management of metastatic lung disease in the context of new and emerging treatments.

• Comprehensive coverage - from risk and prevention, and screening and diagnosis, through to treatment options (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biological response modifiers)
• Attractively designed aids with instant access to the information
• Contains useful algorithms to aid management decisions
• Discusses practical management of problems in cancer therapy including fever, vomiting, alopecia, fatigue, pain and cachexia
• Provides practical advice regarding drug administration
• Linked to the hugely successful Dana-Farber Atlas of Diagnostic Oncology