Womens Cancers: Pathways to Healing A Patients Guide to Dealing with Cancer and Abnormal Smears /

• Main Authors: Smith, J. Richard. (Author), Priore, Giuseppe. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Science (General).; Family medicine.; Gynecology.; Oncology.; Medicine.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-438-0

Women's Cancers: Pathway to Healing - A Patients Guide to Dealing Ovarian and Breast Cancer provides accurate information that combines both orthodox medical treatments, along with more complementary and esoteric therapies. Giving not only a valuable source of information and support to women...

Table of Contents:

• General introduction: Anatomy Overview
• The four cusp approach to cancer care
• General concepts of surgical management
• Sex, cancer and surgery
• Specific chapters relating to one type of cancer: Cervical cancer
• Ovarian cancer (including Fallopian tube cancer)
• Endometrial cancer
• Vulval cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Choriocarcinoma
• General information which applies to all types of cancer: General concepts of chemotherapy and radiotherapy
• Pain management
• Complementary therapies
• Spiritual approaches to living with cancer
• Death, dying and bereavement-. Further reading
• Useful numbers and addresses.