Product Description

Your essential reference to confronting cancer

"A Best Consumer Health title"
--Library Journal, March 2002

Informed Decisions is a comprehensive and reliable source for the latest information on every aspect of cancer, from detection to recovery--and practically everything in between. Presented in an easy-to-use format, Informed Decisions is designed to help you and your loved ones.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1566682 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .3 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 784 pages

From Library Journal
Covering all types of cancer in general terms, this tome from the American Cancer Society discusses detection, diagnosis, and treatment in five parts, subdivided into 31 chapters. Throughout, the information is presented logically, clearly, and in a visually accessible manner, with copious subheads, sidebars (case histories, checklists, dos and don'ts, etc.), headnotes (Tips and Advice, Cancer Basics), and questions to ask the doctor. Updated from the 1997 edition, this volume reflects the most recent developments in the field and includes new chapters on symptoms, coping with fatigue, and the finances of cancer. Unfortunately, only Part 6 features specific cancers, including just seven pages on breast cancer. Patient health collections should purchase this as a jumping-off point for concerned users; breast cancer patients will need more information.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Harmon J. Eyre, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta.

Dianne Partie Lange is a nurse and medical journalist and has served as an editor for Health, Self and Mirabella magazines.

Lois B. Morris is a New York-based author and journalist. She has written or coauthored seven books on health and behavior, and is a contributing writer to magazines More and Allure.