Making the Chemotherapy Decision
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Foreword by Michael B. Van Scoy-Mosher, M.D., M.A.

CHAPTER 1      Chemotherapy Today
Cancer Cure Rates Have Dramatically Improved

PART I  MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY

CHAPTER 2      About Cancer
How Cancer Develops and Spreads

CHAPTER 3      About Chemotherapy
How Chemotherapy Is Used to Treat Cancer

CHAPTER 4      Myths and Misconceptions
Some Common Myths About Cancer and Chemotherapy

CHAPTER 5      The Chemotherapy Decision
How Your Doctor Recommends Chemotherapy

CHAPTER 6      Where You Might Receive Chemotherapy
At a Big Cancer Treatment Center, or Closer to Home?

CHAPTER 7      Your Medical Treatment Team
Some Specialists You Might Meet During Your Treatment

CHAPTER 8      Receiving Chemotherapy
How You May Receive Chemotherapy Treatments

CHAPTER 9      The Educated Patient
How to TRack and Participate in Your Own Recovery

CHAPTER 10 Anticancer Drugs
A Survey of FDA-approved Anticancer Agents and Their  Side Effects

CHAPTER 11    Managing Side Effects
Some Ways to Help You Mitigate Their Effects


PART II  OTHER ASPECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY

CHAPTER 12    Good Nutrition and Good Health
What You Eat Can Help You Heal

CHAPTER 13    Your Appearance
Looking Good Makes You Feel Better About Yourself


CHAPTER 14    Pain
This Common Symptom Can Be Controlled

CHAPTER 15    Emotional Stress
How to Weather Your Emotional Storm

CHAPTER 16    Stress-Relieving Techniques
Methods You Can Use to Relieve Pain and Emotional Distress

CHAPTER 17    Other People Can Help You
About Your Emotional Support Bank

CHAPTER 18    Money Issues
Dealing with the Costs of Chemotherapy

CHAPTER 19    Unorthodox Therapies
Beware the Miracle Cure

CHAPTER 20     Beyond Chemotherapy
When Your Treatment Is Over

CHAPTER 21     When Chemotherapy Doesn't Work
Facing More Chemotherapy or Facing Your Own Mortality

Appendix A      New Treatments

Appendix B      Other Resources

Appendix C      Comprehensive and Clinical Cancer Centers

Appendix D     Glossary of Common Terms

About the author


Acknowledgements


(C) Burning Books Press 2016


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