Facing Cancer: A Complete Guide for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Caregivers - Tapa blanda

Stern, Theodore; Sekeres, Mikkael

 
9780071414913: Facing Cancer: A Complete Guide for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Caregivers
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ISBN 10: 0071414916 ISBN 13: 9780071414913
Editorial: McGraw-Hill, 2003

Sinopsis

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 600,000 deaths annually in the United States alone. Although mortality continues to rise due to the increased incidence of disease, cancer patients more than ever are faced with the prospect of being cured or having their disease reach a prolonged phase of remission. The prospect of cancer presents many confusing options to patients and the tools used to diagnose and treat their disease often seem quite mysterious. Although patients deeply desire an understanding of this(and why they have been stricken), physicians often grapple with how best to explain this to patients in a way that is comprehensible but not overwhelming. Many cancer patients also take on a very proactive role in garnering knowledge about their illness, and actively search out internet resources and obtain patient handouts from individual societies about it.

Sekeres and Stern’s Facing Cancer will serve to fill a deep void in the literature. Although successful tomes on the clinical management of cancer abound in the literature, no comprehensive resource has emerged to date in that provides oncology professionals with guidance in explaining to patients the mechanisms of their disease and how they will potentially experience its treatment . This is arguably the most relevant moment for a resource of this nature, considering the vast array of therapeutic options that are allowing patients to survive their illness longer and return to a relatively normal style of life(albeit often with several complications).. The goal for the book will be to convey key “patient-friendly” information on the full spectrum of the physical and psychosocial manifestations of cancer and its treatment, as well as what options that are available for managing their illness. Through the use of tables and a concise, outline-oriented text, cancer, its treatment, and complications for each region and organ-site will be described in detail. Separate background chapters on discrete therapeutic modalities and supportive care regimens, as well a issues involving hospice care and end-of-life are also included. We also are proposing that a companion CD containing the full text of the book be bundled together with the print version. This would allow users the ability to print out specific sections of the book for distribution to patients and their family members

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Theodore A. Stern, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Board certified in psychiatry and neurology, Dr. Stern is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters and 10 books, including The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Primary Care Psychiatry.

Mikkael A. Sekeres, M.D., M.S., is a staff oncologist at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and a former Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School. A leading oncologist, Dr. Sekeres has written on topics in oncology for both the medical professional as well as the general public. His work has been published in both scientific and nonscientific journals.

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THE BEST INFORMATION SOURCE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER

Uniquely supportive of the emotional, social, and familial aspects of living with cancer, Facing Cancer is for anyone whose life is affected by this diagnosis—yourself, a family member or friend, or even a health care professional.

Written by the leading physicians in their respective fields—psychiatry and oncology— Facing Cancer is the only reference that combines top-tier medical information and compassionate counsel on cancer, its causes, and treatments with a caring approach to the emotional aspects of living with this diagnosis. This book gives you solid, trustworthy information in distinctive chapters that answer the most pertinent questions about cancer. It features integrative and complementary therapies, including faith and prayer, and the best medical advice on nutritional and other health-building lifestyle changes.

Facing Cancer provides the best information on cancer and its treatment, guidance to the finest outside information sources, and advice on tried and true coping strategies for everyone involved. This book is vital to ease the loneliness, fear, and pain of facing this diagnosis.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Theodore A. Stern, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Board certified in psychiatry and neurology, Dr. Stern is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters and 10 books, including The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Primary Care Psychiatry.

Mikkael A. Sekeres, M.D., M.S., is a staff oncologist at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and a former Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School. A leading oncologist, Dr. Sekeres has written on topics in oncology for both the medical professional as well as the general public. His work has been published in both scientific and nonscientific journals.

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Editorial
McGraw-Hill
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0071414916
ISBN 13 
9780071414913
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Número de páginas
476
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