Binding: Paperback
Description: Cancer. It's the diagnosis no one wants to hear. Unfortunately though these days most of us have known or will know someone who receives it. But what's next? With the diagnosis comes not only fear and uncertainty but numerous questions and a lot of unsolicited advice. With A Cancer Companion esteemed oncologist Ranjana Srivastava is here to help bringing both experience and honesty to guide cancer patients and their families through this labyrinth of questions and treatments. With candor and compassion Srivastava provides an approachable and authoritative reference. She begins with the big questions like what cancer actually is and she moves on to offer very practical advice on how to find an oncologist what to expect during and after treatments and how to manage pain diet and exercise. She discusses in detail the different therapies for cancers and why some cancers are inoperable and she skillfully addresses the emotional toll of the disease. She speaks clearly and directly to cancer patients caretakers and their loved ones offering straightforward information and insight something that many oncologists can't always convey in the office.
Title: A Cancer Companion An Oncologist's Advice On Diagnosis Treatment And Recovery
Author(s): Srivastava Ranjana
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226479347
Pages: 378 Pages
Publication Date: 3/22/2017
Category: Oncology