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Everyone's Guide to Cancer Survivorship A Road Map for Better Health

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ISBN-10: 0740768700

ISBN-13: 9780740768705

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ernest Rosenbaum, Holly Gautier, David Spiegel, Patricia Fobair, Sandra J. Horning

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The CDC's National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship estimates that there are "9.6 million persons living following a cancer diagnosis." And this number is strictly related to patients. It does not include family members, friends, or caregivers. For anyone approaching life from the perspective of remission, respected oncologist Dr. Ernest Rosenbaum leads a team of 34 oncology specialists and medical contributors--some of whom are both doctors and survivors themselves--in creating a guide specifically geared for cancer survivorship. The growing number of people approaching life post-cancer will find solace, understanding, and opportunity with information specifically geared to managing the…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date: 10/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 9.80" wide x 7.60" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.254

Top oncologist Dr. Ernest Rosenbaum is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
A Physician Guidance Program
The Need for Survivorship Care
Guidelines for Survivorship Care
Posttherapy Screening Guidelines
Toxicities of Selected Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Drugs
Cognitive Changes and Psychological Support for Cancer Survivors
A Survivor's Road Map to Health and Longevity
Strategies and Solutions for Cancer Survivors
What Survivors Need to Know After Anticancer Therapy
Genetics and Cancer Survivorship
Work and Insurance Issues
Ways to Improve Lifestyle and Quality of Life
Diet and Cancer Survivorship
Lifestyle Recommendations for Controlling Weight
Exercise and Survival
Alcohol
Tobacco
Psychological Support
Survival with Disease Prevention and Control
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Strokes
Prevention of Osteoporosis
Prevention of Diabetes
Prevention of Skin Cancer
Survival with Side Effect Control
Pain and Pain Management
Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Coping with the Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Fatigue
The Role of Sleep in Health, Disease, and Therapy
Changes in Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction
Infertility Problems in Cancer Survivors
Body Image, Wigs, and Makeup
Falls: A Major Cause of Disability
Lymphedema
Urinary Incontinence
Infections
Improved Survival with Creative Expression
The Importance of Creative Expression
The Role of Poetry and Prose in Health
The Role of Humor in Health
The Role of Music in Health
Getting Your Affairs in Order
Summary and Review
References
Bibliography of Selected Cancer Survivorship Resources
Useful Web Addresses
Index