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Lung Cancer: Myths, Facts, Choices--and Hope » (Reprint)

Book cover image of Lung Cancer: Myths, Facts, Choices--and Hope by Claudia I. Henschke

Authors: Claudia I. Henschke, Peggy McCarthy, Sarah Wernick
ISBN-13: 9780393324983, ISBN-10: 0393324982
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: October 2003
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Claudia I. Henschke

Claudia I. Henschke, Ph.D., M.D., is chief, Division of Chest Imaging, at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and professor of radiology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She has served on committees of the National Institutes of Health, the National Academy of Science, the Radiological Society of North America, and the American College of Radiology. For information about her work on early detection of lung cancer, see www.nyelcap.org.

Peggy McCarthy, MBA, president of McCarthy Medical Marketing, Inc., and Innovative Medical Education Consortium, Inc., is a prominent cancer patient advocate. She is founder and board member of the Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education (ALCASE) and works internationally for lung cancer awareness.

Sarah Wernick, Ph.D., is an award-winning freelance health writer. Her books include the best-selling Strong Women Stay Young. Visit her website at www.sarahwernick.com.

Book Synopsis

An authoritative book with new lifesaving strategies for those at risk and those already diagnosed.

Harvey I. Pass

This unique reference text is must reading for those confronted with—or worried about—a lung cancer diagnosis.

Table of Contents

An Important Message for Readersxi
Acknowledgmentsxiii
Part IThe Changing Face of Lung Cancer
Chapter 1New Information That Could Save Your Life1
Chapter 2Clearing the Air about Guilt12
Part IIThe Basics
Chapter 3How Your Lungs Work21
Chapter 4When Cancer Intrudes31
Part IIIBeating Your Risk Factors
Chapter 5Now You Can Find It Early43
Chapter 6Are You at Risk?60
Chapter 7Encouraging News for Smokers79
Part IVWhen Lung Cancer Strikes
Chapter 8Diagnosis and Staging99
Chapter 9Coping with the News123
Part VTaking Charge of Treatment
Chapter 10Preparing for Effective Treatment141
Chapter 11Surgery164
Chapter 12Chemotherapy184
Chapter 13Radiation Therapy211
Chapter 14Getting Access to the Latest Treatments230
Chapter 15Complementary and Alternative Therapies248
Part VILiving with Lung Cancer
Chapter 16Treatment Is Finished--Now What?271
Chapter 17Optimizing the Quality of Your Life286
Chapter 18A Message for Caregivers306
Chapter 19The Practicalities314
Chapter 20It's Never Too Late to Hope340
Afterword353
Glossary355
Index371
About the Authors389

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