What You Really Need to Know about Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Their Families
By Robert Buckman.
Description
As a medical oncologist, Dr. Robert Buckman has been taking care of people with cancer for more than twenty years. For most of those years, he says, he has spent much of his time talking with patients and their families―describing what is known about cancer (and what isn't), explaining why specialists have recommended one type of treatment rather than another, or outlining the potential benefits and disadvantages of each treatment option. Many patients, he finds, are well informed about specific aspects of a disease or treatment, but few have a clear overall view. "The patients ha...
ISBN(s)
0801855942, 9780801855948
