Living with Lymphoma: A Patient's Guide

When neurobiologist Elizabeth M. Adler was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, she learned everything she could about the disease, both to cope with the emotional stress of being diagnosed and to make sure she made the best possible decisions for her treatment. In Living with Lymphoma, she combines her knowledge of lymphoma -- both scientific and personal -- with the desire to help other patients come to grips with this complex, and often baffling, disease.
Adler thoroughly explains the disease, describing the many different kinds of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the wide range of symptoms, and the various treatment options available. Convinced that understanding lymphoma's biological basis will help patients make better treatment decisions, Adler explains basic cell biology and how the immune system functions. Readers will gain sufficient background to understand and evaluate medical literature, and to ask their physicians questions specific to their own needs.
In the introduction, Dr. Michael R. Bishop of the National Institutes of Health provides a physician's perspective on the delicate nature of doctor-patient relationships in the context of a life-threatening disease -- especially the importance of patient education and open communication in making decisions about treatment options and quality of life.
Drawing on her scientific expertise and personal journey -- as well as her empathy, passion, and humor -- Adler has created a valuable guide for people with lymphoma and the people caring for them.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801881803
• ISBN-13: 978-0801881800
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches

Breast Cancer Answers: Practical Tips And Personal Advice From A Survivor

Breast Cancer Answers: Practical Tips And Personal Advice From A Survivor by Judith King.
Judy King has walked the path, seen the benefits, and dealt with the limits of the medical establishment's approach to breast cancer. Now she has written the book she wishes she had, one that will help the newly diagnosed understand the ins and outs of a wide variety of procedures and stages of the journey, as well as where to look for help from within and outside traditional medicine. Breast Cancer Answers is not a panacea, but it will certainly ease the burden of the hundreds of thousands who will, unfortunately, join her journey. Many breast cancer books and Websites offer limited help, but none compiles the wisdom of so many cancer survivors and experts into an easy-to-search reference book like Breast Cancer Answers. This book tells you how to deal with work concerns, insurance and relational issues, special nutritional and emotional needs, and side effects of treatments. Like a trusted confidant, it addresses topics you may be embarrassed to discuss with your doctor or even your best friend, such as depression and changes in sexuality. Three years of research, interviews with experts, a caring support group, conversations with dozens of breast cancer patients, and Judy's own experience provide the abundant help found in Breast Cancer Answers.

Book Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
  
• Publisher: New Page Books (September 2004)
• Language: English
  
• ISBN-10: 1564147576
  
• ISBN-13: 9781564147578
  
• Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  

How to Look for Melanoma

• Examine your body front and back in the mirror, then right and left sides with arms raised.
• Bend your elbows and carefully look at your palms, forearms, and under your upper arms.
• Look at the backs of your legs and feet, the spaces between your toes, and the soles of your feet.
• Examine the back of your neck and scalp with a hand mirror. Part your hair for a closer look.
• Finally, check your back and buttocks with a mirror.

Tips to Lower Cancer Risk

cancer will probably to be the most common cause of death among adult. So that, it's very important to explore ways of reducing the risk of developing cancer. The American Cancer SOciety recommends the following dietary precautions to help reduce the risk of getting cancer:

• Avoid obesity.
• Reduce total fat intake.
• Eat a wide variety of vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, which contain phytochemicals, known to reduce the risk of cancer, and fruits that are high in vitamin A, vitamin C, and fiber.
• Avoid smoked, salt-cured, and nitrate-cured foods.
• Limit alcohol consumption.