A Guide to Survivorship for Women with Ovarian Cancer (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book Series)

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A Guide to Survivorship for Women with Ovarian Cancer (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book Series) Pub. Date: 3/14/2005 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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This comprehensive guide to ovarian cancer offers a wealth of information to ease the physical, emotional, and psychic suffering of women with the disease. The authors—two Johns Hopkins gynecologic oncologists and a gynecologic-oncology clinical nurse—put particular emphasis on the concept of "survivorship," or living life well in the face of daunting uncertainties. They stress the importance of self-determination: the right of each patient to be informed, involved, and in control of her care.

Up-to-date information on diagnosis and treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pain management, and alternative therapies, forms the core of the book. But the authors' immense clinical experience also means they understand what women worry about and care about, and they address these issues with true compassion. Stressing quality of life, self-determination, and living life to the fullest, this remarkable book speaks to women with ovarian cancer everywhere.

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Bookwatch

The latest developments in diagnosis and treatment are discussed—but even more so, is the quality of living itself: it's this which sets A Guide to Survivorship for Women with Ovarian Cancer apart.

Canadian Women's Health Network

Because the authors all have years of clinical experience, they seem to understand what women worry about and care about, and they address these issues throughout the book.

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Mamm

This guide excels at providing detailed medical information and practical tips on ways to reduce the side effects of treatment.

Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Newsletter

Provides a great place for a newly diagnosed woman to start learning about the disease.

— Susan McIntyre

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It is estimated that in 2005 alone, 16,000 American women will die from ovarian cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths among this demographic. If diagnosed and treated early-before the cancer spreads outside the ovary-it is a highly treatable disease. However, only 29 percent of cases are discovered at this early stage. Johns Hopkins gynecologic oncologists Montz and Bristow and clinical nurse Anastasia provide a thorough, up-to-date resource for women with ovarian cancer, offering information on diagnosis and treatment, including chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy, pain management, and alternative/complementary options. The overarching theme is survivorship, which means not just avoiding death but living life to its fullest in the face of major challenges. At the core of the authors' philosophy is the need for ovarian cancer patients to be well informed and in control of their own care. This important book should be included in all consumer health collections, as well as purchased by women affected by the disease.-Linda M.G. Katz, Drexel Univ. Health Sciences Libs., Philadelphia Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801880919
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 3/14/2005
Pages: 209
Sales rank: 593,779
Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 0.52 (d)

Meet the Author

Dr. F. J. Montz (1955–2002) was a professor of gynecology and obstetrics, surgery, and oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical Institutions. Dr. Robert E. Bristow is an associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics and oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical Institutions. Paula J. Anastasia is a gynecologic-oncology clinical nurse specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

	List of Tables	vii
	Preface	ix
	Introduction: Essential Concepts	1
Chapter 1	What Is Ovarian Cancer?	4
Chapter 2	Surgery	18
Chapter 3	Chemotherapy	41
Chapter 4	The Side Effects of Chemotherapy	68
Chapter 5	Radiation Therapy	97
Chapter 6	Nutrition	102
Chapter 7	Controlling Pain and Suffering	110
Chapter 8	Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies	124
Chapter 9	Image Recovery	142
Chapter 10	Taking Care of Social Needs	149
Chapter 11	Recurrent Disease	156
Chapter 12	Decisions at the End of Life	172
Chapter 13	Death and the Process of Dealing with Loss	182
Chapter 14	Survivorship	188
	Resources	193
	Index	195

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