100 Questions & Answers About Brain TumorsWhether you’re a newly diagnosed brain tumor patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. Completely revised and updated, 100 Questions & Answers About Brain Tumors, Second Edition gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. The authors, a brain tumor survivor teamed with a neuro-oncologist specializing in brain tumors, provide a comprehensive, step-by-step discussion of what you can expect in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, while providing a real-life understanding of what these steps might mean for your day-to-day life. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease. |
Contents
PART SIXChemotherapy and Other Drug Therapy | |
PART SEVENClinical Trials for Brain Tumor Patients | |
PART EIGHTComplications of Brain Tumors and Their Treatment | |
PART NINEMedications Used in Brain Tumor Treatment | |
PART TENLiving with a Brain Tumor | |
PART ELEVENTaking Control of Your Future | |
APPENDIX | |
Glossary | |
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100 Questions & Answers About Brain Tumors Virginia Stark-Vance,Mary Louise Dubay Limited preview - 2010 |
100 Questions & Answers About Brain Tumors Virginia Stark-Vance,Mary Dubay No preview available - 2010 |
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