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When Cancer Hits Home: An Empowered Patient Is the Best Weapon Against Cancer

Autor Patrick Maguire
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2011
When Cancer Hits Home is the common-sense guide to common cancers. It fills the gap between the many survivor biographies and technical references in the marketplace today. Written by an oncologist who lost multiple family members to cancer, this inspirational guidebook informs and empowers in layman's terms, using minimal medical jargon. The author tackles controversial topics and gives the reader concise, actionable, and up-to-date information on strategies for reducing cancer risk and options for treatment of the top twenty cancers in America. Touching patient stories accompany the description of each cancer type. Patients and their loved ones will find the book to be an invaluable resource for navigating these treacherous waters.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780615391113
ISBN-10: 0615391117
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 153 x 228 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: COASTAL CAROLINA PUB LLC

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Cancer is one of the major killers in the United States ranking second only to heart disease in total deaths. Most every family has had at least one cancer victim and most of us can name several people who succumbed to cancer's unforgiving nature. In this book, When Cancer Hits Home: An Empowered Patient is the Best Weapon Against Cancer, author Patrick MaGuire, MD discusses specific types of cancer along with the odds of getting different types, treatments available, survival rates, etc. Book Facts and Figures: 264 pages in total length, When Cancer Hits Home is divided into the following sections: "When Cancer Hits Home (Introduction)"Part I: Reduce Your Cancer RiskPart II: Cancer Treatment Options for the Twenty Most Common Types"References and Resources" After a brief introduction, When Cancer Hits Home starts off with some information on cancer and its prevention. In this section, the reader is introduced to some obvious ways to reduce cancer risk (stop smoking) and some less obvious (like focusing on specific nutrients in the diet). This section also emphasizes the importance of regular medical checkups, mammograms, etc. because early detection is one of the keys to effective cancer treatment. Part II of When Cancer Hits Home identifies the twenty most common types of cancer with facts about each as well as treatment options and their success rates. This section also includes a personal story from a cancer victim (name changed to protect the innocent), how he/she handled the news and treatment, and the ultimate ending, good or bad, after treatment was received and other steps were taken. Final Thoughts: When Cancer Hits Home is a book about the disease known as cancer; its causes, its prevention; its treatments; and its human toll. This book serves as a reference guide to cancer, explaining the causes of each type, measures each one of us can take to reduce our chance of developing cance