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Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used forms of cancer treatment today.This book explains what the treatment is, how the drugs work, and different ways in which they can be given. It also explains how to tackle side effects such as sickness, tiredness and hair loss. This new edition also looks at the growth in importance of hormonal treatments, and of targeted therapies, drugs which attack specific abnormalities on cancer cells. The advice on money matters has also been updated and expanded.
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Terry Priestman is Honorary Consultant Clinical Oncologist at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK. He is author of the best-selling Coping with Radiotherapy, Coping with Breast Cancer, Reducing Your Risk of Cancer, and The Cancer Survivor's Handbook, all for Sheldon Press.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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If you are due to have - or are having chemotherapy, this is a must have book for you. I discovered it in the library after I had just finished the chemo and felt quite angry I hadn't found it before as it was so much more helpful than the hospital leaflets. I would have felt far more informed and prepared if I had read it in advance, but it was still a very useful read - so much so, I immediately bought my own copy - and they are very reasonable too!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I am glad that I bought this book as I found it very helpful. It contains enough basic information for me at this stage, without going into too much scientific detail. It is a useful addition to Macmillan's cancer support booklet 'Understanding Chemotherapy'. However, the Macmillan bookelt contains diagrams and 'Understanding Chemotherapy' does not and I found this to be a major drawback as a few diagrams would have helped a lot. For example, mitosis is described but it would have been much easier to understand it if there had been diagrams. I did biology at A level many years ago and still found the description difficult to understand.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I came across this while looking for something quick and reliable I could give my Mum before she started her chemotherapy. It's well written, comprehensive and a quick and easy read.
It was just so refreshing to find a book on the subject written by a leading oncologist, rather than a geologist, footballer or weathergirl! My Mum also found it very helpful and reassuring. It's the best book I've found on the subject, and I highly recommend it.
It was just so refreshing to find a book on the subject written by a leading oncologist, rather than a geologist, footballer or weathergirl! My Mum also found it very helpful and reassuring. It's the best book I've found on the subject, and I highly recommend it.
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If you want to know everything about your chemotherapy treatment, look...
I bought this book alongside some others as I am about to start chemotherapy. They say 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing' so being better informed is definitely better... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tinkerbell
exactly what you need
I'm currently "doing" chemo and have found this book immensely useful. It explains how the drugs work, what side effects are common and has some practical tips on coping with chemo... Read more
Published on 7 July 2008 by Angie
an essential companion for the chemotherapy patient
This book is superbly written, yet in an easy to understand manner that will be highly valuable to the patient who is confronted by this particularly traumatic treatment. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2007 by David Law
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