Pancreatic Cancer: A Patient & His Doctor Balance Hope & Truth

by Michael J. Lippe, Dung T. Le, Dung T. Le MD

Book Overview

Michael J. Lippe was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007. This is his story, and the story of pancreatic cancer, narrated by Lippe and Dr. Dung T. Le, the physician who is treating him.

In telling these stories, Lippe and Le alternate chapters. Lippe writes about the early signs that something was wrong; Le continues with a description of pancreatic cancer, its symptoms, and its treatments. Lippe talks about his prognosis, contemplates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421400626
• ISBN13: 9781421400624
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher