A Patient's Guide to Cancer Care: Fighting Cancer Body, Mind & Spirit |
Contents
Treating the Whole Person 12 The Language of Cancer | 6 |
Lives of a Cancer Cell | 8 |
Your Diagnosis | 10 |
Preparing for Treatment | 14 |
CONVENTIONAL THERAPIES 16 Conventional Therapies | 16 |
Surgery | 18 |
Chemotherapy | 20 |
Radiation Therapy | 22 |
Food for Living | 38 |
Caring for Your Body | 44 |
Pain Management | 46 |
Comparing Treatment Facilities | 48 |
Working with Your Doctors | 50 |
Paying for Treatment | 52 |
Your Support Team | 56 |
Making Financial Decisions | 58 |
Advances in Radiation Therapy | 24 |
Immunotherapy | 26 |
Stem Cell Transplant | 28 |
Other Advances in Treatment | 30 |
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES 32 Complementary Therapies 40 MindBody Medicine | 32 |
Naturopathic Medicine | 34 |
Naturopathic Treatments | 36 |
Common terms and phrases
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