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Cancer survivorship sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the physical, educational, emotional, social, and financial needs of cancer patients from diagnosis through cancer treatment and beyond, including facts about cancer care and learning about clinical trials and treatment options, and featuring tips for coping with the side effects of cancer treatments and adjusting to life after cancer treatment ; along with suggestions for caregivers, friends, and family members of cancer patients, a glossary of cancer care terms, and directories of related resources

Summary: "Provides basic health information for cancer survivors, such as seeking medical assistance, side effects of cancer treatments, cancer-related research studies, maintaining health during and after treatment, along with the guidelines for friends, family members, and caregivers to take care of cancer survivors. Includes glossary, index, and other resources"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 CAN

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A new war on cancer : the unlikely heroes revolutionizing prevention

Marusic, Kristina

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Summary: "For more than fifty years, we have been waging, but not winning, the war on cancer. We're better than ever at treating the disease, yet cancer still claims the lives of one in five men and one in six women in the US. The astonishing news is that up to two-thirds of all cancer cases are linked to preventable environmental causes. If we can stop cancer before it begins, why don't we? That was...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 MAR

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Cancer sourcebook : provides basic consumer health information about major forms and stages of cancer, featuring facts about head and neck cancers, lung cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, genitourinary cancers, lymphomas, blood cell cancers, endocrine cancers, skin cancers, bone cancers, metastatic cancers, and more ; along with facts about cancer treatments, cancer risks and prevention, statistical data, a glossary of terms related to cancer, and a directory of resources for additional information

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Summary: "Provides basic consumer health information about risks, prevention, and treatment of major forms of cancer. Includes index, glossary of related terms, statistics, and other resources"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2021