The Complete Revised and Updated Cancer Survival Guide: Everything You Must Know and Where to Go for State-Of-The-Art Treatment of the 25 Most Common

by Philip Bashe and Peter Teeley

Book Overview

When you are fighting for your life, you need to know your enemy and have the most effective weapons available.The Complete Cancer Survival Guideprovides a full arsenal of absolutely essential... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767919890
• ISBN13: 9780767919890
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 988 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An excellent and comprehensive "first choice" guide., June 25, 2000

I am a cancer patient and this is the book I have been looking for. Encyclopedic yet concise and to the point, Teeley's treatment of strategies, treatment options and the biology of cancer sets a high standard. Useful summary boxes are distributed throughout each chapter, allowing the reader to get a quick overview of such topics as "Medical Terms You're Likely to Hear" / "Surgical Procedures" / "Drug Therapies" and related topics. I found chapter 6 (State of the Art: Your Treatment Options) and Chapter 9 (Don't Neglect Your Emotional Health) especially useful...but EACH chapter is stuffed with information vital to an understanding of how to cope with cancer in the year 2000. This book does not have a dated or stale feel; the medical information is current. Numerous Web site addresses are included to help you get information and support. Weighing in at close to 1000 pages (for a relatively modest price), I'll guess that this book will quickly become the standard cancer reference for the next few years.