An Empowering Guide To Lung Cancer: Six Steps To Taking Charge Of Your Care And Your Life

Dispelling the commonly held belief that lung cancer is always self-inflicted, this book guides patients, their loved ones, and caregivers through diagnosis, acceptance, and treatment, and provides support and hope to the tens of thousands of people coping with this illness. * Provides a crucial reference that helps patients, caregivers, and loved ones educate themselves and obtain the best possible treatments * Discusses customized chemotherapy; treatment options for early-stage lung cancer, including minimally invasive surgery techniques pioneered by author Dr. Eric Presser; and today's most promising treatments, including multimodality therapy * Examines the latest diagnostic tools for the early detection of lung cancer, emphasizes the importance of cancer staging, and evaluates the range of alternative treatments * Guides readers concerning emotional matters such as telling family members and dealing with guilt, and with the practical needs of late-stage lung cancer patients

• | Author: Eric Presser
• | Publisher: Praeger
• | Publication Date: Dec 30, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/HEALTH & FITNESS
• | ISBN-10: 1440841012
• | ISBN-13: 9781440841019