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The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Prostate Cancer

Author : James N. Parker

Publisher : Icon Group Intl Inc

Page : 488 pages

File Size : 45,2 MB

Release : 2002-12

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9780597834851

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Book Description

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to prostate cancer, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on prostate cancer. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Prostate Cancer: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Prostate Cancer; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Prostate Cancer; Chapter 5. Patents on Prostate Cancer; Chapter 6. Books on Prostate Cancer; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Prostate Cancer; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Prostate Cancer; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Prostate Cancer; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; PROSTATE CANCER GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, Cancer of the Prostate Gland, Cancer prostate, Carcinomaof the Prostate, Prostatic Cancer, Prostatic Carcinoma.



The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Author : James N. Parker

Publisher :

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 43,61 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN :

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to nasopharyngeal cancer (also nasopharynx cancer), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on nasopharyngeal cancer. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.



The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Author : Icon Health Publications

Publisher : Icon Group International Incorporated

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 29,18 MB

Release : 2002-11-01

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9780597834585

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Book Description

This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to adult soft tissue sarcoma (also Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma; Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; rhabdosarcoma; Sarcoma botryoides; Soft tissue sarcoma), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fa.



Prostate and Other Urologic Diseases Sourcebook, 1st Ed.

Author : James Chambers

Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc

Page : 503 pages

File Size : 24,58 MB

Release : 2021-04-01

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 0780818474

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Book Description

Provides consumer health information about prostate and urologic diseases, including urinary tract infections, kidney stones, etc.; sexual, reproductive, and bladder problems in men; and facts about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate and urologic diseases.



The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Laryngeal Cancer

Author : James N. Parker

Publisher :

Page : 316 pages

File Size : 36,5 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN :

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to laryngeal cancer (also Cancer of larynx; Head and neck cancer; Laryngeal cancer; Throat cancer; Vocal cord cancer), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on laryngeal cancer. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.



The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Salivary Gland Cancer

Author : James N. Parker

Publisher :

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 38,83 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Medical

ISBN :

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to salivary gland cancer (also salivary cancer; Salivary gland tumor; Tumor salivary duct), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on salivary gland cancer. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.



A Cancer Battle Plan Sourcebook

Author : David J. Frähm

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 49,50 MB

Release : 2000-03-06

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1101549564

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Book Description

Since its publication, A Cancer Battle Plan has sold more than 200,000 copies and continues to be a source of inspiration and information for people struggling with cancer and other degenerative diseases. Now, Dave Frahm offers a companion book of practical help and guidance for those who want to build a natural program to lighten their toxic load, better their health, and find a healthy, safe way to fight chronic disease. In A Cancer Battle Plan Workbook readers will start to regain control of their health and learn how to: * identify the stressors impacting health; * detoxify the body; * restore the body's natural healing power and protective system; * assess how the body is performing and what help it needs; and * develop six key characteristics of people who have won back their health. With A Cancer Battle Plan Workbook, readers can begin to win the war against cancer.



The Chemotherapy Source Book

Author : Michael Clinton Perry

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 820 pages

File Size : 41,53 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9780781773287

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Book Description

The Chemotherapy Source Book, Fourth Edition pulls together all the current information on the chemotherapeutic management of cancer patients, including choice of chemotherapeutic agents, use of combinations, and toxicity of individual drugs. Organized by disease site, the book brings together pharmacologic and patient management information in one source that clinicians can consult for any question encountered in the delivery of chemotherapy. This updated Fourth Edition includes new drugs as well as new indications for older drugs. Content has been streamlined to provide essential information more quickly for the busy practitioner. Plus, this edition is softcover for greater portability and convenience.



SAGE Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices

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Publisher : SAGE

Page : 1681 pages

File Size : 15,81 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Biomedical engineering

ISBN : 1412950546

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Book Description

This is a collection of 750 articles in three volumes exploring the causes, history and enduring effects of poverty. The scope of this encyclopedia encompasses the relative individual and societal aspects of poverty, and examines the institutions that focus on the alleviation of poverty.



Prostate Cancer

Author : Malcolm Mason

Publisher :

Page : 110 pages

File Size : 14,50 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 9780192631442

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Book Description

Prostate cancer is fast becoming the most feared of all illnesses affecting older men. Prostate Cancer: The Facts is written by two leading experts on this illness. In a clear and accessible style, they answer the many questions that those at risk from the illness will have, and the signs and symptoms to look out for. This is a book that all men (and their partners) should read.