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Dewey Decimal Number: 616.99465 EAN: 9780596500160 Edition: 1 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0596500165 Label: Patient Centered Guides Manufacturer: Patient Centered Guides Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 600 Publication Date: May 08, 2003 Publisher: Patient Centered Guides Studio: Patient Centered Guides Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This unique guide for ovarian cancer gives women crucial medical information to improve the chance for lengthy remission and cure, as well as emotional support for the journey. Although many ovarian cancers are discovered after they have spread, having information about surgery and best practices can be life-saving. For example, choosing a surgeon from the new specialty of gynecologic oncology for staging and de-bulking surgeries strongly impacts survival. Women need to at least consider newer chemotherapy and biological treatments in research trials. Women also want to hear the stories of others who live with the ambiguity of remission. Ovarian Cancer includes:
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 Rating:  - Excellent ResourceOvarian Cancer: Patient-Centered Guides is a comprehensive resource for patients with ovarian cancer and their families. It explains ovarian cancer and the various treatment options, side effects, etc in complete no nonsense terms that are easy to understand. We give a copy of the book to all of our newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients. Rating:  - Ovarian Cancer: Your Guide to Taking ControlAlmost everything I have learned about ovarian cancer has been included in this book. It covers the vocabulary and the multiple treatment options. It does not answer the question of "what to do now that I have this" but does not purport to do so. It is the most comprehensive single source of ovarian cancer information that I have seen. It rated 4 stars but there may be no 5 star single source of ovarian cancer information. Why is it so difficult for the hospital oncology bookstores to stock ... Read More Rating: - Excellent reference!I discovered this book two years after having a "serous ovarian neoplasm of low-level malignant potential" removed. This book explained things so much better than my doctors did, and explained why some of the things that I went through without understanding were done. I wish so much that I had had this book when I was diagnosed; it would have been very comforting to have the info that the book gives. On the other hand, I discovered by reading the book that I had excellent doctors: ... Read More Rating:  - Several errors - not currentI tried some of the websites in the book and they were not valid and other erroneous things that were not current. I was hoping for more information on what I could do for ovarian cancer from a natural avenue, rather than simply following the crowd. I was able to find the information I was looking for in another book, so this one is on a shelf gathering dust where it belongs. This book is okay if you are looking for everything conventional, but the same info is available everywhere on the internet, ... Read More Rating: - comment from the authorI am glad that women and their families are finding the book helpful. Most of the information remains current, almost three years after publication. However, there have been some developments in treatment, so I encourage everyone to supplement the book with their own research (National Cancer Institute, etc.) 
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