Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Brain Cancer

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Brain Cancer
Author: Deanna Glass Macenka
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011-06-20
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1449618863

"Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Brain Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow, how-to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining glioma brain tumor treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information to participate confidently in the decision making about your care and treatment."--Page 4 of cover

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Lung Cancer

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Lung Cancer
Author: Justin F. Klamerus
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2010-05-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449610757

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Lung Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on the path to wellness by explaining lung cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Brain Cancer

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Brain Cancer
Author: Deanna Glass Macenka
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2011-06-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449687466

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Brain Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining brain cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman’s terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. About the Series: Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults
Author: Gary R. Shapiro
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2010-12-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449632750

Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Cancer in Older Adults was recently honored with 5 Stars from Doody's Book Review! Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining cancer treatment in older adults from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman’s terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. About the Series: Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Pancreatic Cancer

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Pancreatic Cancer
Author: Nita Ahuja
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2010-12-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449632769

The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Pancreatic Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining pancreatic cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. About the Series: Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.

Becoming Dr. Q

Becoming Dr. Q
Author: Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520949609

Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of central California. In this gripping memoir, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa tells his amazing life story—from his impoverished childhood in the tiny village of Palaco, Mexico, to his harrowing border crossing and his transformation from illegal immigrant to American citizen and gifted student at the University of California at Berkeley and at Harvard Medical School. Packed with adventure and adversity—including a few terrifying brushes with death—Becoming Dr. Q is a testament to persistence, hard work, the power of hope and imagination, and the pursuit of excellence. It’s also a story about the importance of family, of mentors, and of giving people a chance.

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Kidney Cancer

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Kidney Cancer
Author: Michael A. Carducci
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2009-11-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449631207

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Kidney Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining kidney cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Breast Cancer

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Breast Cancer
Author: Shockney
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2009-05-14
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0763787248

From the Publisher: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Breast Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining breast cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Ovarian Cancer

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Ovarian Cancer
Author: Ritu Salani
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009-11-04
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1449611176

The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Ovarian Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining ovarian cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.