A revealing critique of chemotherapy, this book looks objectively at chemo's successes and failures.

Chemotherapy and You is a booklet for people who are undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. It covers basic information about chemotherapy, what patients can expect, side effects you may have during chemotherapy, tips for managing side effects, and questions to ask the doctor or nurse. Other related products include the following: Caring for the Caregiver: Support for Cancer Caregivers ISBN; 9780160947520 Children with Cancer: A Guide for Parents ISBN: 9780160947537 Coping with Advanced Cancer: Support for People with Cancer ISBN: 9780160947544 Eating Hints: Before, during, and after Cancer Treatment ISBN: 9780160947551 Life After Cancer Treatment: Facing Forward ISBN: 9780160947568 Pain Control: Support for People with Cancer ISBN: 9780160947575 Radiation Therapy and You: Support for People with Cancer ISBN: 9780160947582 Surgery Choices for Women with DCIS and Breast Cancer ISBN: 9780160947599 Taking Part in Cancer Research Studies ISBN: 9780160947605 Understanding Breast Changes: A Guide for Women ISBN: 9780160947612 Understanding Cervical Changes: A Health Guide for Women ISBN: 9780160947629 When Cancer Returns: Support for People with Cancer ISBN: 9780160947636 When Someone You Love Has Advanced Cancer: Support for Caregivers ISBN: 9780160947643 When Someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment: Facing Forward ISBN: 9780160947650 When Someone You Love Is Being Treated for Cancer: Support for Caregivers ISBN: 9780160947667 When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens ISBN: 9780160947674 When Your Parent Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens ISBN: 9780160947681

An informative, compassionate guide for cancer patients and their loved ones Each year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work. It offers detailed advice on how to alleviate and cope with side effects-which range from hair loss to nausea to anemia-and describes how good nutrition, meditation, support groups, and other techniques and resources can help in the recovery process.

Getting cancer is like a bomb going off in your life. Having chemotherapy can feel like another bomb. When faced with chemotherapy, you have many questions—but searching for answers on the internet can be overwhelming and pamphlets from your oncologist don’t begin to tell you all you need to know. In Braving Chemo, Harvard-educated physician and cancer survivor Beverly A. Zavaleta MD combines her medical expertise with a survivor’s insight to provide practical advice for both chemotherapy patients and cancer caregivers. This book will give you clear answers to your most urgent chemotherapy questions, such as: · How to keep your hair from falling out · What to eat, and how prevent nausea · How to face tough feelings such as fear of dying Braving Chemo is a valuable resource about what to expect during chemo, how to minimize the side effects and how to live life as normally as possible when life itself is on the line.

This gripping and controversial classic exposes the political and economic forces inside the cancer establishment.

This thorough guide is a must-read for cancer patients and their families seeking treatment options.