NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Esophageal Cancer

By National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network

From the medical leaders of 26 of the world's most renowned cancer centers united under the National Comprehensive Cancer Network? (NCCN?), comes this essential guide to esophageal cancer. Adapted from clinical treatment guidelines used by physicians and oncology professionals around the world, these NCCN Guidelines for Patients? are packed with the latest information, treatment innovations, and resources about the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer. Each patient-friendly chapter prepares patients and caregivers to talk with their doctors and make treatment decisions. Let this authoritative handbook be your guide!Part 1 - ESOPHAGEAL CANCER BASICS > Explains how esophageal cancer starts and how it spreads.Part 2 - CANCER STAGING > Describes how doctors rate the growth of esophageal cancer.Part 3 - PREPARING FOR TREATMENT > Describes how doctors plan your treatment.Part 4 - OVERVIEW OF CANCER TREATMENTS > Describes the treatments used to cure or control esophageal cancer.Part 5 - TREATMENT GUIDE: SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS > Presents which treatments are options for this type of esophageal cancer.Part 6 - TREATMENT GUIDE: ADENOCARCINOMAS > Presents which treatments are options for this type of esophageal cancer.Part 7 -?MAKING TREATMENT DECISIONS > Offers tips for choosing the best treatment.Part 8 - Glossary with dictionary and acronyms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0986340936
• ISBN13: 9780986340932
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"