Your Guide for the Cancer Journey

Your Guide for the Cancer Journey
Authors
Greener, Mark
Publisher
Sheldon Press
ISBN
9781847094391
Date
2018-01-18T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.54 MB
Lang
en
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Advances in treatment mean that increasing numbers of people now survive cancer in the long term. This book examines the sophisticated medical choices available that help to boost life expectancy and how to maximize your chances of recovery.

Topics include:

Chemotherapy

Different types of radiotherapy

Hormone therapy

Surgery

Targeted treatments

Coping with side effects

Staying comfortable during treatment

Coping with nausea, pain and fatigue

Lifestyle and diet

In this positive and comprehensive book, Mark Greener says, "Your cancer journey is deeply personal, often difficult and at times frightening, but today's cutting-edge treatments can help you to live as full a life as possible, for as long as possible."