The authors wish to thank many dear patients who have become our friends. They have honoured us with their cooperation, faith and trust in their care.
We are greatly indebted to our dear wives and families for their acceptance of the long hours of absence necessary for our work.
In relation to the preparation of this book we particularly wish to thank Mavis McCarthy RN, BA (Sci), MHPE, who kindly read the manuscript and advised us how to make it more easily understandable for lay readers.
Finally we are pleased to acknowledge the cooperation of members of the Random House publishing team, especially Jill Brown and Kevin O’Brien, who had a strong commitment to making the information in this book readily available for people with cancer worries.