عنوان

Cancer sourcebook for women :

شابک

0780811399

شابک

9780780811393

شماره

b760520

عنوان اصلي

Cancer sourcebook for women :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

basic consumer health information about gynecologic cancers and other cancers of special concern to women, including cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, lung, ovaries, thyroid, and uterus ; along with facts about benign conditions of the female reproductive system, cancer risk factors, screening and prevention programs, women's issues in cancer treatment and survivorship, research initiatives, a glossary of cancer terms, and a directory or resources for additional help and information /

نام نخستين پديدآور

edited by Karen Bellenir.

وضعيت ويراست

4th ed.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Detroit, MI :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Omnigraphics,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2010.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xix, 729 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

24 cm.

عنوان فروست

Health reference series

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

Preface -- Part 1: Understanding Cancer Risks In Women -- Chapter 1: What women need to know about cancer -- Chapter 2: Common gynecologic conditions that are not indicative of cancer -- Chapter 3: Does cancer run in your family? -- Chapter 4: What women need to know about smoking and cancer risk -- Smoking and cancer -- Questions and answers about women and smoking -- Smoking cessation -- Chapter 5: Facts about human papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer risk -- HPV facts -- HPV prevalence in U S women -- Questions and answers about the HPV vaccine -- Chapter 6: Cancer risks associated with hormonal medications -- Oral contraceptives and cancer risk -- Menopausal hormone replacement therapy use and cancer -- Diethylstilbestrol exposure and cancer risk -- Part 2: Breast Cancer -- Chapter 7: What you need to know about breast cancer -- Chapter 8: Understanding the risk of breast cancer -- Probability of breast cancer in American women -- Breast cancer risk and protective factors -- Alcohol and breast cancer risk -- Chapter 9: Genes associated with breast cancer -- Chapter 10: Breast cancer screening -- Chapter 11: Staging and treating breast cancer -- Chapter 12: Breast cancer treatment and pregnancy -- Part 3: Gynecologic Cancers -- Chapter 13: Cervical cancer -- Understanding cervical cancer -- How does your doctor know you have cervical cancer? -- Staging and treating cervical cancer -- Chapter 14: Endometrial cancer -- Understanding endometrial cancer -- Endometrial cancer screening -- Stating and treating endometrial cancer -- Chapter 15: Gestational trophoblastic tumors -- Chapter 16: Ovarian cancer -- What you need to know about ovarian cancer -- Ovarian germ cell tumors -- Ovarian epithelial cancer -- Ovarian low malignant potential tumors -- Oral contraceptives reduce long-term risk of ovarian cancer -- Ovarian epithelial tumors traced to fallopian tubes -- Removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes cuts cancer risk for BRCA1/2 carriers -- Chapter 17: Uterine cancer -- Understanding cancer of the uterus -- Staging and treating uterine sarcoma -- Chapter 18: Vaginal cancer -- Chapter 19: Vulvar cancer -- Part 4: Other Cancers Of Special Concern To Women -- Chapter 20: Anal cancer -- Chapter 21: Colorectal cancer -- Cancers of the colon and rectum -- Staging and treating cancer of the colon -- Staging and treating cancer of the rectum -- Chapter 22: Gallbladder and bile duct cancer -- Chapter 23: Lung cancer -- What you need to know about lung cancer -- Staging and treating small cell lung cancer -- Stating and treating non-small cell lung cancer -- Chapter 24: Pancreatic cancer -- What you need to know about pancreatic cancer -- Staging and treating pancreatic cancer -- Chapter 25: Skin cancer -- Facts about skin cancer -- Can skin cancer be prevented? -- Diagnosing and treating melanoma -- Diagnosing and treating non-melanoma skin cancers -- Chapter 26: Thyroid cancer -- What you need to know about thyroid cancer -- Staging and treating thyroid cancer -- Part 5: Diagnosing And Treating Cancer -- Chapter 27: You and your healthcare team -- How to find a doctor or treatment facility if you have cancer -- How to be a proactive patient -- How to get a second opinion -- Chapter 28: Diagnosing cancer -- Commonly used diagnostic test and procedures -- What to expect during a biopsy -- Colposcopy -- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure -- Questions and answers about tumor markers -- Chapter 29: What Do Your Cancer Test Results Mean? -- Understanding a pathology report -- Questions and answers about cancer staging -- Questions and answers about tumor grades -- Chapter 30: Commonly used surgical procedures for women with cancer -- Hysterectomy -- Mastectomy -- Oophorectomy -- Laparoscopy -- Cryosurgery -- Chapter 31: Chemotherapy -- Chapter 32: Radiation therapy -- Chapter 33: Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation -- Chapter 34: Biological therapies for cancer -- Chapter 35: Laser treatment and photodynamic therapy -- Chapter 36: If you are considering complementary and alternative medicine treatments for cancer -- Chapter 37: Cancer clinical trials -- Part 6: Coping With The Side Effects Of Cancer And Cancer Treatments -- Chapter 38: Nausea and vomiting -- Chapter 39: Gastrointestinal effects of cancer treatment -- Chapter 40: Controlling cancer-related pain -- Chapter 41: Lymphedema -- Chapter 42: Effects of cancer treatments on blood cells -- Anemia -- Neutropenia -- Thrombocytopenia -- Chapter 43: Fever, sweats, and hot flashes -- Chapter 44: Treatment-related neuropathy -- Chapter 45: Cancer treatment and physical appearance -- Hair loss (alopecia) -- Nail and skin care -- Chapter 46: Cognitive-related effects of cancer treatment -- Chapter 47: Fighting cancer fatigue -- Part 7: Women's Issues In Cancer Survivorship -- Chapter 48: Living with cancer -- Cancer changes everything -- Tips for cancer patients -- Chapter 49: Eating well when you have cancer -- Chapter 50: Exercising during cancer treatment and beyond -- Chapter 51: Coping with the emotions of cancer -- Chapter 52: Talking to your children about cancer -- Chapter 53: Sexuality and reproductive issues among women with cancer -- Renewing intimacy and sexuality after gynecologic cancer -- Cancer and fertility preservation -- Pregnancy and cancer -- Chapter 54: Taking charge of your follow-up care -- Part 8: Additional Help And Information -- Chapter 55: Glossary of cancer terms -- Chapter 56: Resources for more information about cancer in women -- Chapter 57: How to find a cancer support group -- Index.

بدون عنوان

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متن يادداشت

"Provides basic consumer health information about risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancers of concern to women. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided by publisher.

موضوع مستند نشده

Cancer in women, Popular works.

موضوع مستند نشده

Generative organs, Female, Popular works.

موضوع مستند نشده

Breast Neoplasms.

موضوع مستند نشده

Genital Neoplasms, Female.

موضوع مستند نشده

Risk Factors.

موضوع مستند نشده

Women's Health.

موضوع مستند نشده

Cancer in women.

موضوع مستند نشده

Generative organs, Female.

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Bellenir, Karen.

تاريخ عمليات

20201204201322.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y