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Product Identifiers

PublisherJones & Bartlett Learning, LLC

ISBN-100763760528

ISBN-139780763760526

eBay Product ID (ePID)71113904

Product Key Features

Number of Pages185 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Name100 Questions and Answers about Esophageal Cancer

Publication Year2009

SubjectQuestions & Answers, Physician & Patient, Gastroenterology

FeaturesRevised

TypeNot Available

AuthorPamela K. Ginex, Bart L. Frazzitta, Maureen Jingeleski, Manjit S. Bains

Subject AreaReference, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

LCCN2008-046778

eBook FormatUnspecified

Intended AudienceTrade

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentPartForeword PartPreface Part1 The Basics Part2 Risk and Prevention Part3 Diagnosis and Staging Part4 Coping with the Diagnosis Part5 Treatment Options Part6 Living with Esophageal Cancer Part7 If Treatment Fails: Advocacy amd Support PartAppendix PartGlossary PartIndex

SynopsisEMPOWER YOURSELF! The only reference to provide both the patient's and doctor's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Esophageal Cancer, Second Edition aims to provide a much needed primer for patients and their families and aims to address the questions most relevant to patients following a diagnosis of esophageal cancer. This text gives up-to-date, authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Written by two oncology nurses and a gastric surgeon, with extensive commentary from an esophageal cancer survivor, and new information on cancer therapies, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease. (c) 2010 185 pages, EMPOWER YOURSELF! The only reference to provide both the patient's and doctor's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Esophageal Cancer, Second Edition aims to provide a much needed primer for patients and their families and aims to address the questions most relevant to patients following a diagnosis of esophageal cancer. This text gives up-to-date, authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Written by two oncology nurses and a gastric surgeon, with extensive commentary from an esophageal cancer survivor, and new information on cancer therapies, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease. © 2010 185 pages, EMPOWER YOURSELF Whether you're a newly diagnosed esophageal cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Esophageal Cancer, Second Edition gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Written by two oncology nurses and a gastric surgeon, with extensive commentary from an esophageal cancer survivor, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

LC Classification NumberRC280.E8A15 2010