Genre: | Coping With Illness |
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Language : | English |
Published: | April 08, 2005 |
Edition: | 12th |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9780764578328 |
ISBN10: | 0764578324 |
Pages: | 384 |
Dimensions: | 7.38 x 9.25 x 0.87 inches |
Weight: | 521.63 g |
Each year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work. It offers detailed advice on how to alleviate and cope with side effects-which range from hair loss to nausea to anemia-and describes how good nutrition, meditation, support groups, and other techniques and resources can help in the recovery process.