Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer of the Stomach and Esophagus is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining stomach and liver cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in everyday terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Author(s): Marc D. Duncan
Series: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 156
TITLE......Page 2
COPYRIGHT......Page 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK TO YOUR BENEFIT......Page 10
CHAPTER 1 FIRST STEPS—I’VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER OF THE STOMACH OR ESOPHAGUS......Page 12
CHAPTER 2 MY TEAM—MEETING YOUR TREATMENT TEAM......Page 32
CHAPTER 3 TAKING ACTION—COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS......Page 42
CHAPTER 4 BE PREPARED—THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT......Page 58
CHAPTER 5 STRAIGHT TALK—COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS......Page 74
CHAPTER 6 MAINTAINING BALANCE—WORK AND LIFE DURING TREATMENT......Page 82
CHAPTER 7 SURVIVING CANCER OF THE STOMACH OR ESOPHAGUS—REENGAGING IN MIND AND BODY HEALTH AFTER TREATMENT......Page 92
CHAPTER 8 MANAGING RISK—WHAT IF MY CANCER COMES BACK?......Page 102
CHAPTER 9 MY CANCER ISN’T CURABLE—WHAT NOW?......Page 106
CHAPTER 10 CANCER OF THE STOMACH AND ESOPHAGUS IN OLDER ADULTS......Page 110
CHAPTER 11 TRUSTED RESOURCES—FINDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CANCER OF THE STOMACH AND ESOPHAGUS AND THEIR TREATMENT......Page 126
INFORMATION ABOUT JOHNS HOPKINS......Page 132
FURTHER READING......Page 134
GLOSSARY......Page 136
INDEX......Page 142
