Living with lymphoma : a patient's guide
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- ISBN: 9781421418094
- ISBN: 1421418096
- ISBN: 9781421418100
- ISBN: 142141810X
- ISBN: 9781421418117
- ISBN: 1421418118
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Physical Description:
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xxxi, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: 2nd edition.
- Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. Lving with lymphoma: What is lymphoma? ; Symptoms and diagnosis -- Part 2. Treating lymphoma: Chemotherapy ; Radiation therapy and surgery ; Monoclonal antibodies and other magic bullet therapies ; Stem cell transplants ; Unconventional therapies ; Survivorship -- Part 3. Understanding lymphoma: Baisc cell biology and cancer ; The immune system ; Lymphoma classification and staging ; Possible causes of lymphoma -- Afterword -- Glossary. |
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Subject: | Lymphomas Popular works Lymphoma |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Kirtland Community College Library | RC 280 .L9 35 2016 | 30775305539695 | General Collection | Available | - |
Living with Lymphoma : A Patient's Guide
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Living with Lymphoma : A Patient's Guide
The second edition of this award-winning guide reflects profound shifts in the lymphoma landscape, including new treatments that are extending survival. Winner, American Medical Writers Association Medical Book Award When neurobiologist Elizabeth M. Adler was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma almost twenty years ago, she learned everything she could about the disease, both to cope with the emotional stress of her diagnosis and to make the best possible decisions for her treatment. In Living with Lymphoma , she combines her scientific expertise and personal knowledge with a desire to help other people who have lymphoma manage this complex and often baffling disease. With the availability of more effective treatment regimens, many people with lymphoma are living longer; in fact, there are more than 700,000 lymphoma survivors in the United States alone. Given this change in the lymphoma landscape, the second edition of this book places a greater emphasis on survivorship. The new edition includes the latest information on lymphoma diagnosis, treatment, and incidence and describes the most recent update to the WHO system of lymphoma classification and staging. Adler discusses new targeted therapies like ibrutinib and idelalisib and describes how other treatments, including radiation therapy and stem cell transplants, have been modified while others have been discontinued. She also addresses new developments, such as the possible role of lack of sunlight and vitamin D in the pathogenesis of lymphoma, and the use of medical marijuana. The book includes suggestions for further reading, including the latest material available online.