a guide for patients, families, and health care providers /
First Statement of Responsibility
Richard C. Frank ; illustrations by Gail V. Parsons.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New Haven :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Yale Univ. Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2009]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xviii, 257 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
Yale University Press health & wellness
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Understanding cancer -- Diagnosis, staging, curability -- Understanding specific cancers -- Why cancer develops -- How cancer grows : the basis of cancer treatments -- Cancer treatments revolve around metastasis -- Cancer treatments at work -- Get prepared to survive.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer receives a frightening blow, and in many cases the diagnosis is accompanied by a bewildering array of treatment choices. In this invaluable book, Dr. Richard C. Frank offers comfort and help to cancer patients, their fa.