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Living with cancer : a step-by-step guide for coping medically and emotionally with a serious diagnosis
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- ISBN: 9781421422329
- ISBN: 1421422328
- ISBN: 9781421422336
- ISBN: 1421422336
- ISBN: 9781421422343
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viii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How am I going to get through this? -- Making sense of your diagnosis -- Setting the goals of treatment -- Understanding the biology of cancer -- What is a liquid tumor? -- How to prepare for treatment -- Tests and scans in treatment -- How am I supposed to cope with this? -- How do I cope with changes in my body? -- Managing symptoms and side effects -- Controlling nausea -- Managing constipation, diarrhea, and bowel obstruction -- Minimizing pain -- Should I worry about shortness of breath? -- What if I'm losing weight? -- What if I have a sudden fever? -- Bleeding and clotting issues -- Why am I so exhausted, when will I have energy again? -- Why do people keep asking if I am depressed or anxious? -- How does cancer affect my brain? -- Dealing with progressing cancer -- They tell me the cancer is progressing -- Living and hoping with advancing cancer -- What about practical concerns? -- My doctor says that chemotherapy is no longer effective -- My body feels like it's shutting down -- What is a good death? |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 263 .J33 2017 | 30775305538697 | General Collection | Available | - |
Living with Cancer : A Step-By-Step Guide for Coping Medically and Emotionally with a Serious Diagnosis
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Table of Contents
Living with Cancer : A Step-By-Step Guide for Coping Medically and Emotionally with a Serious Diagnosis
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. vii | |
| 1 | How Am I Going to Get through This? | p. 1 |
| Part I | Making Sense of Your Diagnosis | |
| 2 | Setting the Goals of Treatment | p. 13 |
| 3 | Understanding the Biology of Cancer | p. 30 |
| 4 | What Is a Liquid Tumor? | p. 43 |
| 5 | How to Prepare for Treatment | p. 56 |
| 6 | Tests and Scans in Treatment | p. 79 |
| 7 | How Am I Supposed to Cope with This? | p. 96 |
| 8 | How Do I Cope with Changes in My Body? | p. 111 |
| Part II | Managing Symptoms and Side Effects | |
| 9 | Controlling Nausea | p. 123 |
| 10 | Managing Constipation, Diarrhea, and Bowel Obstruction | p. 136 |
| 11 | Minimizing Pain | p. 155 |
| 12 | Should I Worry about Shortness of Breath? | p. 172 |
| 13 | What If I'm Losing Weight? | p. 184 |
| 14 | What If I Have a Sudden Fever? | p. 200 |
| 15 | Bleeding and Clotting Issues | p. 212 |
| 16 | Why Am I So Exhausted? When Will I Have Energy Again? | p. 223 |
| 17 | Why Do People Keep Asking Whether I Am Depressed or Anxious? | p. 235 |
| 18 | How Does Cancer Affect My Brain? | p. 247 |
| Part III | Dealing with Progressing Cancer | |
| 19 | They Tell Me the Cancer Is Progressing | p. 257 |
| 20 | Living and Hoping with Advancing Cancer | p. 271 |
| 21 | What about Practical Concerns? | p. 281 |
| 22 | My Doctor Says That Chemotherapy Is No Longer Effective | p. 293 |
| 23 | My Body Feels Like It's Shutting Down | p. 303 |
| 24 | What Is a Good Death? | p. 318 |
| A Final Note | p. 333 | |
| Index | p. 335 |
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