- Campus Dictionary of International Security
- Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States
- Intimate Terms
- Making the Modern World
- Pharaoh's Flowers
- Picturing Plants
- Prairies and Plains
- The Discovery of Human Antiquity
- The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- The Last Word
- The Nude
- The Pencil of Nature
- The Possession
- The Pygmalion Complex
- Ruffner's Allusions
- Troubled Waters
- Walls Are Talking
- When Your Doctor Says: Breast Cancer
- When Your Doctor Says: Diabetes
- When Your Doctor Says: Heart Disease
KWS books are distributed worldwide by the University of Chicago Press
Description
When Your Doctor Says: Breast Cancer discusses what to expect if you have just received a diagnosis of breast cancer. It explains the different kinds and stages of breast cancer and how the proper diagnosis can guide appropriate treatment choices.
Treatment options, including different types of surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy, are discussed. Suggestions for coping with the side effects of commonly used breast cancer treatments are included. The book also features facts about follow-up care, planning for the future, and the prevention of cancer recurrence.About the Editor
David A. Cooke, M.D., FACP is a graduate of Brandeis University, and he received his M.D. from the University of Michigan. He completed residency training at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and is board-certified in internal medicine. Dr. Cooke is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan; he currently works as part of the University of Michigan Health System, and he practices in Ann Arbor.
Product Details
Paperback and e-Book
6 x 9; 350 pages
ISBN: 978-0-7808-1169-0 (paper); 978-0-7808-1174-4 (e-book)
October 2010: $29.95 (paper); $29.95 (e-book); $45 (paperback and e-book when purchased together)