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Adult Leukemia: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Families (Patient-Centered Guides)
 
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Adult Leukemia: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Families (Patient-Centered Guides) (Paperback)

by B Lackritz (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 536 pages
  • Publisher: OReilly; 1st ed edition (6 April 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0596500017
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596500016
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.3 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 678,577 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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This guide offers those living with leukemia the skills and resources to meet their needs for information and support. It addresses topics including: diagnosis and medical tests; finding, and successfully interacting with, a good oncologist; characteristics of the leukemias, factors in prognosis, and the various subtypes and staging systems for the disease; treatments, including watch-and-wait, chemotherapy, marrow transplantation, stem cell rescue, radiation, biological treatments, and trends in research; side effects and long-term effects of treatment, including how to cope and increase your quality of life; emotional responses to diagnosis, treatment, remission, possible recurrence, and other aspects of dealing with the condition, including stories from dozens of families living with leukemia; getting support from your family, friends, employers, and the broader community; leukemia resources - a comprehensive list that includes organizations, print, and online sites.


About the Author

Barbara B. Lackritz is a retired educator, speech/language pathologist, and four-term alderwoman and member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Town and Country, Missouri. Barb received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1959 and her master's degree from Columbia University Teacher's College in 1962. She has accumulated about 50 post-master's degree credits. A leukemia survivor and cancer patient advocate, Barb manages 30 cancer support lists for the Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) and, with AML survivor Arthur Flatau, PhD, is webmaster of the award-winning "GrannyBarb and Art's Leukemia Links." Barb's own leukemia story is on the Web and is used by doctors at the National Cancer Institute for training new doctors. She deals daily with requests for information and support from patients who have found her web site or joined her hematological cancer lists. In addition, Barb is currently president of the American Association of University Women--Missouri (AAUW-MO) and member of the National Institutes of Health Director's Council of Public Representatives. She sits on the Board of Directors of ACOR and of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Foundation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU HAVE ADULT LEUKAEMIA THEN YOU NEED THIS BOOK, 25 May 2001
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Barbara Lackritz book was written by a Leukaemia survivor for everyone diagnosed with Adult Leukaemia. It covers all types of Leukaemia -what you need to know as soon as you are diagnosed, how to find a doctor suited to you, what tests you will have and what the results mean. It covers how to choose a treatment (if and when it is needed), medical trials and types of bone marrow transplants. The book is a Bible for all Leukaemia patients, an essential "must have". It tells you where to go to find more information and shows the reader that he/she is not alone with their disease. It's also good reading for members of families with Adult Leukaemia. If you, or someone you know, has been diagnosed with Leukaemia then this book is for you because remember "an informed patient lives longer".
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