Coauthored by a medical writer and the associate chief oncologist of medical oncology at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, this updated A-to-Z resource provides more than 2,500 accessible definitions and terms for cancer patients and their families guiding them through much of the confusion that surrounds the latest claims of this enigmatic disease. This updated volume covers everything you need to know about this disease, including details about individual cancers, their causes, incidence levels, stages, and treatment. In addition, information about diagnostic tests; symptoms; surgeries; radiation therapies, their side effects, and risk factors; carcinogens; and prevention are also presented in this essential volume to highlight all the important aspects of this timely topic.
- ISBN:
- 9780816064113
- 9780816064113
- Category:
- Popular medicine & health
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 31-08-2006
- Publisher:
- Facts On File Inc
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Edition:
- 3rd Edition
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x187x31mm
- Weight:
- 1.03kg
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