Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this updated edition offers authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about liver cancer including diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment quality of life, and coping strategies. Written by a medical oncologist and a gastrointestinal surgeon, with actual patient commentary, 100 Questions & Answers About Liver Cancer, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether you're a newly diagnosed liver cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Liver Cancer, Second Edition gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Written by a medical oncologist and a gastrointestinal surgeon, with actual patient commentary, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

There are approximately 2.5 million cases of Hepatitis C in the United States and approximately 200 million worldwide. Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, a friend or relative of someone with Hepatitis C, this book offers help. Written by two physicians from Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Dr. Fabry and Dr. Narasimhan, this book provides authoritative, practical answers to the most common questions about Hepatitis C.

Offering both doctor and patient perspectives, 100 Questions & Answers About Kidney Cancer, Third Edition provides authoritative and practical answers to the most commonly asked questions by patients and their loved ones.

This accessible guide provides patients and their families with clear and concise answers to 100 of the most commonly asked questions about liver transplantation.

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, survivor, or loved one of someone suffering from advanced breast cancer, 100 Questions & Answers About Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer, Second Edition offers essential and practical guidance. Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this updated and revised edition offers authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about advanced and metastatic breast cancer including diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment quality of life, alternative medicine, targeted therapy, and coping strategies. Written by experts from Johns Hopkins University and Medical Center, this new edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

100 Questions & Answers About Biliary Cancer provides authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this easy-to-read book is a comprehensive guide to the basics of biliary cancer, risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and life after diagnosis. Written by Dr. Ghassan Abou-Alfa, a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma), pancreas, gallbladder, and bile duct tumors, 100 Questions & Answers About Biliary Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning what to expect after being diagnosed with biliary cancer.

Whether you or a relative are undergoing an organ transplant or considering or planning the surgery, this book offers help. 100 Questions & Answers About Liver, Heart, and Kidney Transplantation: A Lahey Clinic Guide gives authoritative, practical answers to your questions about organ transplants. This comprehensive guide provides sources of support from both the doctor’s and patient’s viewpoints. An invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of an organ transplant!

“Written by two oncologists . . . this authoritative but readable reference stands out . . . as a uniquely comprehensive, thorough source of up-to-date information” (Library Journal). For more than thirty years, Everyone’s Guide to Cancer Therapy has been the definitive resource for anyone confronting a cancer diagnosis. The revised and updated fifth edition draws on the latest research, information, and advice from more than 100 top oncology specialists. Equally informative and accessible, this comprehensive book helps cancer patients and their caregivers navigate through diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. Topics include: * Information on recently approved targeted therapies for various cancer types * The newest strategies in cancer diagnosis and prevention * Cancer biology: translating scientific discoveries into meaningful advances for patients * Supportive care and complementary approaches