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The Cancer Dictionary, Revised Edition is the most up-to-date, comprehensive authority available today. Co-authored by a former cancer patient and the associate chief oncologist at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, this award-winning, A-to-Z resource provides clear and concise information that cancer patients and their families need to intelligently face their fears and concerns. It also guides readers through the latest claims and media hype surrounding this enigmatic disease. The more than 2,500 definitions detail: Individual cancers, their causes, incidence levels, stages, and treatment Diagnostic tests Cancer symptoms Surgical procedures Types of radiation therapy, side effects, and risk factors Carcinogens Prevention
This revised edition features over 25 new illustrations as well as the latest developments on new drugs, treatments, and therapies.
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If you have cancer, get this book........2000-07-08
This book is so much easier to have on hand than a Nurses reference book. It simply and directly defines just about all cancer terms and most diseases. It also has a reference section in the back that gives you addresses and phone numbers of important cancer organizations. I like how quick and simple it is to use. More pictures and drawings would be nice. But the ones they used were the most important ones for me. Don't leave this one off your list.
Great desk reference for cancer terminology........2000-04-03
This book is an indispensable tool in anyone's efforts to better understands cancer treatment terminology. With this book I also highly recommend another cancer book I found at amazon.com. "World Without Cancer" Especially to the cancer sufferer, these books helped our fight with cancer. We found the information we needed to make educated decisions about treatment.
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2006 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook is a comprehensive nursing resource for assessment, intervention, and patient education in the administration of oncology drugs. This text reviews drug information from the nurse's point of view, and helps the nurse focus on minimizing toxicity. This essential reference provides valuable information on effective symptom management and chemotherapy administration for the oncology nurse. Updated annually, the 2006 edition includes the following new drugs: four antineoplastic agents (clofarabine, histrelin implant, paclitaxel protein bound particles for injection, TLK 286), four antimicrobial agents (micafungin, rifaximin, gemifloxacin, tigecycline), two immunotherapy/biotherapy symptom management agents (Imiquimod 5% cream., palifermin), and eight molecularly targeted drugs (lapatanib, panitumumab,pertuzumab, sorafenib (BAY 43-9006), sunitinib malate (sutent, SU11246), temsirolimus, tipifarnib, vatalanib), and one symptom management drug (ziconotide intrathecal infusion). In addition, indications and additional toxicity data have been updated for individual drugs, such as bevacizumab, cetuximab, and gefitinib.
Customer Reviews:
RN, OCN.......2007-02-21
I have been using these books with this author since 2000 and think the quality of the written book is excellent but I have had problems with the binding of the book breaking when you open the book. If the manufacture could strengthen the binding I'd give it 5 stars!
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Master the special language of oncology
Coming to Terms with Cancer is a comprehensive book that defines the many terms you may face as you deal with diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. This easy-to-use A-to-Z reference book provides the most concise and accurate definitions for cancer-related terms. Presented in simple language to help clarify the sometimes confusing terminology used in the field of oncology.
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Coming to Terms With Cancer.......2002-06-27
This book provides a great deal of information in a very accessible format. It is a great resource for anyone dealing with all of the terms and treatments associated with any form of cancer.
the answer to my many questions.......2002-02-18
at this difficult juncture in my life - it is not often one finds such solace in such a small binding- but...this little book was far more informative than I could ever have imagined! I had so many questions that were far too numerous with whch to burden the physicans -- but this book answered them all and so many more - the perfect gift for someone facing the unknown and trying to cope with the unimaginable -
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Must Have.......2002-03-15
Stedman's word books are all very useful to the medical transcriptionist. I have never had a word that I could not find in Stedman's books. I have several! You can't go wrong.
Top Pick for Radiology Transcription.......2000-06-04
Stedman's "Radiology and Oncology Words" is a superb reference for the radiology transcriptionist. Having been a full-time in-house imaging transcriptionist for years now, I can vouch for the comprehensiveness of this fine volume. I use many references in imaging, including "Radiology Word Book" by T. Indora and S. Pitman's "Radiology Imaging Words and Phrases," but I would have to say that Stedman's is the volume in which the puzzled anatomical reference, interventional instrument, or medical mnemonic I'm searching for is usually found. Additionally, I have found Stedman's oncology section invaluable; the above-mentioned references are lacking in this very important field.
The only drawback I can think of regarding this fine reference is that this edition is July 1995. A lot of new medical equipment/terms have evolved since that time. Still, when compared to the aforementioned references described above, Stedman's "Radiology" is, in my estimation, tops. I highly recommend it.
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I Can Cope: Staying Healthy With Cancer
Judi Johnson , and
Linda Klein
Manufacturer: Chronimed Publishing
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With straightforward and valuable information and uplifting true stories of cancer survivors, the guide provides solid recommendations on how you can gain control of your life.
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer (Two Volume Set)
Manufacturer: Gale Group
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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to cervical cancer. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to cervical cancer. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.
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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to cervical cancer. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to cervical cancer. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.
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- The beautiful stark poetry of death
- Must read for all who have a dying loved one...
- Greatly pleasing work on timeless themes of loss
- Did not keep my interest
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Excerpts from a Family Medical Dictionary
Rebecca Brown
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
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Excerpts from a Family Medical Dictionary is an intimate, exquisite, and true account of what it is to help a parent die. After her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer, former home care worker and award-winning writer Rebecca Brown cared for her mother during the last six months of her life. This spare, unsentimental book comes out of that experience. In short chapters headed by definitions of medical terms, she confronts anemia, chemotherapy, metastasis, cremation. Brown’s is a poignant and unflinching story of how one family coped with loss and learned about the longevity of love.
The Wisconsin edition is for sale only in North America.
Customer Reviews:
The beautiful stark poetry of death.......2007-01-19
Well I have been a doctor 26 years. My sister dies when I was 20 years. This is almost poetic in its stark Hemingway style of narration of a loved mother's death. I cannot think of anyone who should not read this book. Family, love, pain, compassion, loss, and a beautiful family end.
Must read for all who have a dying loved one..........2006-01-13
Having witnessed two in-laws passing on after terminal illnesses, I came into reading this powerful book with some experiences... but the story EXCERPTS FROM A FAMILY MEDICAL DICTIONARY moved me to tears, made me laugh (during one scene involving two sisters in the backyard) and thoroughly saturated my senses for several hours...until I was completely drained...and satisfied. BRAVO!
Greatly pleasing work on timeless themes of loss.......2005-12-12
I greatly enjoyed Rebecca Brown's work. I had the opportunity to hear Excerpts from a Family Medical Dictionary when the author visited our college campus in September. I found her writing to be poetic and passionate, lingering somewhere between the worlds of prose and fiction. I was greatly moved by her beautiful descriptions of pain and loss. The format of the work as a dictionary also proved interesting.
Did not keep my interest.......2005-10-31
There's no doubt the subject matter of this book is moving.
Everyone has to deal with death. However, subtract the personal anguish intrinsic to the subject matter, and what remains is not so interesting. The conceit of dictionary is used utterly conventionally, literally, without any spins or innovation. I found it odd and overly literal to go thru the whole alphabet just like a regular dictionary, from A to Z, with no attempt to "play." The sentences are clearly written and detailed, but they are not philosophically interesting; they simply reiterate the age old questions such as, why is there pain and death (perhaps there is not much else to ask, unless the writer gets truly creative, and asks such questions very indirectly, like Beckett). This book is a basically a clearly-written diary superimposed upon the form of a dictionary and the material that emerges is not the sum of the products. It is just two forms, diary and dictionary, jammed together for no clear literary purpose.
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The Oncology Word Book
Helen E. Littrell
Manufacturer: F. A. Davis Company
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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to anal cancer. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to anal cancer. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.
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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to anal cancer. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to anal cancer. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.
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Few Americans today, black or white, know about the incredible life of Cathy Williams. From her beginnings as a slave in Independence, Missouri, to her enlistment with Company A, 38th U.S. Infantry, in November 1866, the story of this remarkable woman deserves to finally be told. By disguising herself as a man and assuming the name William Cathay, Williams became a "buffalo soldier," serving in one of the six black units formed following the Civil War. Her story tells us much about prevailing attitudes toward both race and gender in post Civil War America.
Customer Reviews:
Fact or Folklore?.......2003-05-03
There is greater awareness because of the magnitude of this book and
its message. And I'll wager that there are few Americans today, Black
or White, who know about the incredible life of Cathy Williams. This
remarkable story now has a voice.
Once a slave in Independence, Missouri, Cathy Williams lived and
worked in the 'big house' as a servant to its mistress. And though
being a house servant carried greater privilege and status than
that of the field hand, Cathy began to resent the menial tasks she
performed as much as she resented her masters.
After the death of her owner, and having the good fortune of not
being sold to pay debts, Cathy realized that the fundamental premise
of slavery was a lie and this life was not her chosen destiny. So in
November 1866 she disguised herself as a man, used the name William
Cathay, and enlisted in Company A, 38th U.S. Infantry and became a
Buffalo Soldier. As the first and only African American woman to
serve in one of the six black units formed following the Civil War.
Interestingly enough, Williams was able to become a member of the
Army without detection of her sex, and it was imperative that she
keep her true identity unknown. Her adventures took her from Missouri
to the Mexican border where she served for nearly two years. After
her military career Cathy did not envision returning to her roots in
Missouri, plus her heart was now in the West. So she married and
created a life for herself on the Western frontier, as a business-
woman in Trinidad, CO.
There is much contention surrounding the validity of Cathy's story.
Historians claim Tucker's only source about Williams' alleged service
as a Buffalo soldier is based on a newspaper account published in
1876 and that there are no official records in existence to
authenticate her Civil War service. Some believe it was easy for
Williams to get discharge certificates from the 'real' William
Cathay and pass it off as her own. And that 'Far too many of the
speculations about Williams are colored by a 21st century
"politically correct" perspective'.
Yet others offer a more positive analogy, "Phillip Thomas Tucker the
prize-winning author of The Confederacy's Fighting Chaplain tells
this remarkable tale of Pvt. William Cathay of Company A, 38th U.S.
Infantry, who in fact was a big-boned, 5' 7" black woman named Cathy
Williams. This is a unique story of gender and race, time and place.
Tucker's work is a recommended read that reaches across categories,
from American, African American, and military history to Western and
women's history." -- Thomas J. Davis, Arizona State Univ.
Regardless of the controversy, this was a fascinating story presented
more in the vein of a documentary than a novel and it allows readers
to experience a non-traditional, non-typical life for a 'Colored'
woman in the 1800's. Tucker uses this storyline to captivate and
educate, and he introduces a believable character who unknowingly and
unintentionally charted a course for the role of today's women in all
branches of the military. This story vividly brings to life another
chapter of our colorful history.
Reviewed by aNN Brown
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Review For Cathy Williams Book.......2002-07-20
I just finished this wonderful book....enjoyed it very much..One can see all the truly great research that went into this book...This Missouri Author Phillip Tucker has written about 25 Civil War Books..All have best good sellers...I would recommend everyone reading his books....Dr. AJ & Janet Canpbell
interesting and well written.......2002-06-15
I found this book to be interesting and very enjoyable. It is an example of how one woman turned adversity into her triumph. I would recommend it highly.
A Seriously Flawed Book!.......2002-04-06
This is a book that should, at best, have been an article in a scholarly journal or popular magazine. The great majority of the text is what politely might be termed "fluff." There is so little actually known about the subject of the book that the author has filled his pages with generalities and speculations to lengthen to story. The first three chapters deal with Cathy Williams' supposed service with the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which is based exclusively on a newspaper account published in 1876. Tucker admits "no official record existed of her Civil War service" yet takes that article at face value and attempts to find support for it. One aspect of the tale should serve to show how weak it is. Williams claimed to have been with the regiment during the Red River Campaign in 1864. This was patently impossible because, at that time, the unit was home on veteran furlough. Tucker apparently did not research this or chose to ignore the fact since it contradicts Williams' tale.
Again, there is no proof that the person calling herself "Cathy Williams" for the newspaper story had, in fact, disguised herself as a man and served as "William Cathay" in the 38th U. S. Infantry after the Civil War. The woman whose tale was published might easily have gotten the discharge certificate from the real William Cathay and then claimed it as her own. Tucker's six chapters on the service of William Cathay are also almost exclusively "fluff." They are replete with "probablys" and "might haves" since not one scintilla of evidence exists to describe Williams' activities if she actually had been in the 38th U. S. Infantry. Far too many of these speculations about Williams' feelings and thoughts are colored by a 21st century "politically correct" perspective.
Finally, in talking about a doctor who examined Williams and found her in good health, Tucker writes: "It is possible that he had not served in the Civil War or in any Indian War like Cathy Williams, and felt that he was less of a man upon meeting a female veteran of two wars." This and other comments that follow reek of "politically correct" psychobabble and impugn the reputation of a man about whom Tucker knows nothing. He too easily points a finger at "racism" and "sexism" as the reasons for denying Williams' pension application, when the truth is that there simply was no evidence to support her claim. Oddly, Tucker fails to cite Williams' pension file found in the National Archives even though it is available to any researcher. His only source is a journal article about Williams' alleged service as a Buffalo soldier.
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