Cancer: What Every Patient Needs to Know

Lack of knowledge about cancer can cause fear and confusion for the patient. This can be lessened with accurate and up-to-date information about what the disease is and how it develops, about treatments and strategies for coping, about long-term effects and the chances of a return to normal life. This book provides for cancer sufferers and their families the knowledge needed to help them cope with the emotional trauma of cancer. It includes case studies, a question and answer section, useful addresses and a glossary of terms.