Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults
Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Cancer in Older Adults was recently honored with 5 Stars from Doody's Book Review!Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining cancer treatment in older adults 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 layman’s 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.About the Series:Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.
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Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults
Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Cancer in Older Adults was recently honored with 5 Stars from Doody's Book Review!Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining cancer treatment in older adults 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 layman’s 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.About the Series:Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.
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Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults

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Overview

Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Cancer in Older Adults was recently honored with 5 Stars from Doody's Book Review!Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Cancer in Older Adults is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining cancer treatment in older adults 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 layman’s 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.About the Series:Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781449632786
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date: 12/22/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 187
File size: 687 KB

About the Author

John's Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Instructor in Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimor, Maryland

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Cancer in the Elderly
Chapter 2 First Steps – I’ve Been Diagnosed with Cancer
Chapter 3 Decision Making: 7 Practical Steps
Chapter 4 An Overview of Cancer Treatment
Chapter 5 Biology of Aging and Cancer Treatment
Chapter 6 Cancer Survivorship
Chapter 7 Palliative and Comfort Care
Chapter 8 The Value of Planning Ahead
Chapter 9 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Chapter 10 Chemotherapy, Side Effects, and Polypharmacy in the Elderly Patient
Chapter 11 Nutrition in the Geriatric Oncology Patient
Chapter 12 Resources
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