Buckman, Rob <br/><br/>
What You Really Need to Know about Cancer :  a comprehensive guide for patients and their families / 
Robert Buckman, in collaboration with the specialists at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ; foreward by Robert C. Bast, Jr 
 - xviii, 363 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> Canadian edition (Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1995) has same title 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical reference (pages 337-340) and index 
<br/><br/>Why are we so afraid of cancer? -- What this book is all about -- What is cancer? -- How cancer is caused -- An overview of the most common cancers -- The main types of conventional treatment -- Complementary, alternative, or unconventional treatments -- Cancer, attitudes, and the mind -- Screening, early diagnosis, and prevention -- With so many breakthroughs, why's there no progress? -- Living with cancer -- App.A. Some commonly used medical terms and what they mean -- App.B. Commonly asked questions -- App.C. Further readings and references -- App.D. Other sources of help 
<br/><br/> Provides information for patients and their families on the basic facts about cancer and the general principles of treatment, with additional information about specific kinds of cancer, definitions of medical terms, answers to commonly asked questions, further readings and references, and other sources of help 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801855942 (alk. paper) 9780801855948 (alk. paper) 0801855934 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801855931 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97005203 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cancer--Popular works<br/>Neoplasms
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Popular Works
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC263  / .B76 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.99/4