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Living with Lung Cancer: A Guide for Patients and Their Families
Living with Lung Cancer A Guide for Patients and Their Families Author:Barbara G. Cox, David T. MD Carr, Eloise MD Harmon, Robert E. Lee, Eloise Harman Lung cancer is a scary disease, and the new patient is understandably confused and frightened. The future is uncertain, and it's filled with a dazzling array of unfamiliar medical and surgical terms and procedures. "Living With Lung Cancer" provides easy-to-understand information about diagnostic tests, treatments and their side effects, nutriti... more »on, the likely prognosis, even coping with emotions and paying the bills. By interviewing a large number of patients and their spouses, the authors learned the countless questions they have, including those they find difficult to ask in a doctor's office. The result is a book that helps people cope--with the disease, it treatments and, perhaps most of all, their nameless fears. It can help patients and their loved ones face the future with greater hope and confidence.« less