TABLE OF CONTENTS
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