Women's Cancers: How to Prevent Them, How to Treat Them, How to Beat Them »

Experienced oncology nurses address all the issues surrounding women’s cancers. This edition offers new data on the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as updates on genetic influences, environmental factors, and analysis of complementary and alternative therapies. 70 black-and-white illustrations are included.

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This thorough guide covers breast, cervical, ovarian, uterine, and vaginal cancers in depth, discussing prevention, diagnosis, and traditional as well as alternative therapies. The authors, both oncology nurses, seek to empower and encourage women to be assertive healthcare consumers. With cancer affecting one in four families in the United States today and the incidence of women's cancers rapidly increasing, there's certainly a need for titles in this field. While Women and Cancer (Harrington Park Pr., 1987) discusses survival and gender behaviors, and Women with Cancer (Springer-Verlag, 1986) covers psychological aspects, Women's Cancers is fully comprehensive, helpful to patients and healthcare workers alike. Recommended.-- Janet M. Coggan, Univ. of Florida Libs., Gainesville

Contents

Acknowledgments....................xi
Foreword....................xiii
PART ONE: "YOU HAVE CANCER ..."....................1
CHAPTER 1 Cancer Basics....................4
CHAPTER 2 Causes and Prevention....................15
CHAPTER 3 Detecting a Change....................37
CHAPTER 4 Diagnosis and Beyond....................51
CHAPTER 5 A Woman and Her Doctors....................66
CHAPTER 6 The Rest of the Team....................77
CHAPTER 7 Local Treatments for Cancer....................86
CHAPTER 8 Systemic Treatments for Cancer....................99
CHAPTER 9 Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer....................120
CHAPTER 10 Feelings....................171
PART TWO: BREAST CANCER....................185
CHAPTER 11 Questions about Breasts....................188
CHAPTER 12 Detecting and Diagnosing Breast Changes....................209
CHAPTER 13 Treating Invasive Breast Cancer....................228
CHAPTER 14 Beyond Basic Treatment for Breast Cancer....................251
PART THREE: THE GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS....................267
CHAPTER 15 Cancer of the Ovary....................272
CHAPTER 16 Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrial Cancer)....................299
CHAPTER 17 Cancer of the Cervix and Cervical Dysplasia (CIN)....................316
CHAPTER 18 Cancer of the Vagina....................341
CHAPTER 19 Cancer of the Vulva....................354
CHAPTER 20 Rare Gynecologic Cancers....................365
PART FOUR: LUNG CANCER AND COLORECTAL CANCER....................371
CHAPTER 21 Lung Cancer....................373
CHAPTER 22 Cancer ofthe Colon, Rectum, and Anus....................400
PART FIVE: LIFE AFTER CANCER....................421
CHAPTER 23 Long-Term and Late Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatment....................422
CHAPTER 24 Feelings after Treatment Ends....................432
CHAPTER 25 After Treatment Ends: The Other Issues....................447
CHAPTER 26 Cancer Is Still a Political Issue....................466
Afterword....................484
Glossary....................485
Bibliography....................496
Resources....................508
Index....................516