Brian Plants

The Little Cancer Book for Patients Brian Plants

This book gives you the answers you need to the most common questions about cancer. Dr. Plants shares nearly 20 years of oncology experience in a book written specifically for patients and their families dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. Part I of "The Little Cancer Book for Patients" gives an excellent overview of cancer basics, including Who Are All These Doctors? What Is Cancer? DNA Mutations, Risks and Risk Factors. How Cancers Spread and Cancer Staging. What Tests Do I Need? How To Treat It? Tell Me About Surgery, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Radiation Therapy. Where Should I Get My Treatment? Research Trials and Second Opinions. Cancer Statistics: Sorting Through the Data, and much more... Part II of "The Little Cancer Book for Patients" dedicates a specific chapter to each of the most common types of cancer including Brain tumors, Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer, Genitourinary (GU)/Prostate Cancer, Gynecological (female) Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Skin Cancer, and much more... You will learn from a cancer expert: the right questions to ask your doctor, what is cancer and how it spreads, the most common medical tests and imaging for cancer, what side effects can be expected based on which treatment you choose, details that help you understand how oncologists make treatment decisions and why, and when to seek a second opinion or participate in a research trial. "The Little Cancer Book For Patients" will answer your questions when you need it most!