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   Childhood Cancer: A Handbook from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with Contributions from St. Jude Clinicians and Scientists (Chap. 14 "Radiation Therapy") » Read Now

   by R. Grant Steen, Joseph Mirro. 606 pgs.

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   Approximately 20,000 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed each year. Until now, the families who receive this devastating news have had no one volume to turn to for up-to-date information, clear answers, and authoritative resource recommendations. To meet this need, clinicians and scientists...

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   Approximately 20,000 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed each year. Until now, the families who receive this devastating news have had no one volume to turn to for up-to-date information, clear answers, and authoritative resource recommendations. To meet this need, clinicians and scientists at the world-famous St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have compiled the most comprehensive and compassionate family reference available. From practical matters, such as what tests to expect during diagnosis, treatment options for each kind of cancer, and the value and availability of clinical trials, to the emotional needs of children battling cancer and coping with life afterward, this invaluable guide will offer immeasurable comfort to parents and patients facing the family crisis of childhood cancer.

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   Confronting Cancer: How to Care for Today and Tomorrow (Chap. 13 "Radiation Therapy") » Read Now

   by Michael M. Sherry. 351 pgs.

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   'Confronting Cancer' is a practical and readily understandable resource book that interprets the complexities of cancer for the patient, family, and medical personnel. In order to guide the patient through the phases of the disease, Dr. Sherry, and experienced cancer specialist, has organized the...

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   'Confronting Cancer' is a practical and readily understandable resource book that interprets the complexities of cancer for the patient, family, and medical personnel. In order to guide the patient through the phases of the disease, Dr. Sherry, and experienced cancer specialist, has organized the book into three parts: Part one distinctive nature of specific cancers and explains the basic rationale for treatment, Part two discusses orthodox and unorthodox therapies; Part three details common problems encountered by the patient.

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   Prostate Cancer: Portraits of Empowerment (Discussion of radiation therapy begins on p. 44) » Read Now

   by Nadine Jelsing. 262 pgs.

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   Prostate cancer is expected to strike approximately 210,000 men in 1998 alone, and one out of every five men will contract prostate cancer at some point in his life. This book takes a unique and uncensored look at living with prostate cancer, telling the stories of ten-men from a wide array of...

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   Prostate cancer is expected to strike approximately 210,000 men in 1998 alone, and one out of every five men will contract prostate cancer at some point in his life. This book takes a unique and uncensored look at living with prostate cancer, telling the stories of ten-men from a wide array of backgrounds, geographic locations, and occupations. Each of the men was diagnosed at a different stage of the disease, and each has taken a different approach to his individual treatment. Here, these courageous survivors (and some of their wives) tell, in their own unique styles, what they experienced, from diagnosis, to treatment, to dealing with doctors. They discuss their personal experiences and treatments in detail, including the physical and psychological side effects of the disease-and the impact those side effects have had on them and their wives.

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   Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer: Beating the Odds ("Radiation" begins on p. 141) » Read Now

   by M. Margaret Kemeny, Paula Dranov, Mona Mark. 212 pgs.

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   ...most women with breast cancer, radiation therapy options, and the drugs used to...uterine cancer risk, and hormone therapy for postmenopausal women has...drink are at...
   
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   Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule ("Radiation and/or Chemotherapy" begins on p. 51) » Read Now

   by Peggy McCarthy, Jo An Loren, Erma Bombeck. 235 pgs.

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   The ten women who contributed to this book show that it is possible to face breast cancer while still living a full and productive life. The women, all professionals, discuss the decisions they made and how they managed to cope.
   
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   Counseling the Client with Prostate Cancer, in Journal of Counseling and Development » Read Now

   by Russell C. Curtis, Gerald A. Juhnke. 8 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   ...for prostate cancer: surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and expectant...The second treatment form is radiation therapy. Radiation can be delivered externally or...
   
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   Counseling People with Cancer (Discussion of radiation therapy begins on p. 96) » Read Now

   by Jann Aldredge-Clanton. 157 pgs.

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   One out of three Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. This book offers practical insights for pastors and pastoral counselors working with cancer patients.