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Positive options for colorectal cancer : self-help and treatment / Carol Ann Larson.

By: Publication details: Alameda, CA : Hunter House, c2005.Edition: 1st editionDescription: xii, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0897934466
  • 9780897934466
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • WI 529 L334p 2005  L334p 2005
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Contents:
Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Facing the Unknown What Is Colorectal Cancer? Warning Signs Facing Up to the Symptoms Basic Screening Tests for Colorectal Cancer Missed Signals Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer The Role of Stress The Role of Genetics Positive Options for Facing the Unknown Chapter 2: Gathering Information Additional Tests for Colorectal Cancer Stages of Colorectal Cancer Adjusting to New Test Results Questions from Colorectal Cancer Patients Myths and Misinformation Positive Options when Gathering Information Chapter 3: Working with Medical Professionals to Develop a Health Plan Legal and Financial Concerns Managing Medical Records Finding a Good Doctor How to Get the Best Results when Working with Doctors and Nurses Learning the Language of Medicine Land What We Would Like to Say to Doctors Positive Options for Working with Medical Professionals to Develop a Health Plan Chapter 4: Dealing with Your Feelings Coping with a Diagnosis of Cancer Anger as a Catalyst Denial as a Form of Protection Bargaining for Time Sorrow vs. Depression Finding the Right Support Group Ways You Can Get What You Need from Others Positive Options for Dealing with Your Feelings Chapter 5: Making Decisions about Treatment Some Basic Information about Chemotherapy Adjuvant Chemotherapy Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Myths about Radiation Preparing for the Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Questionable Treatments Positive Options for Making Decisions about Treatments Chapter 6: Coping with Surgery: Plain Talk about a Complicated Subject When Is Surgery Necessary? Bypass-Temporary Ostomies First Aid: The Enterostomal Nurses Suggestions for Your Hospital Stay What Should You Take to the Hospital? The Operating Room The Recovery Room Positive Options for Coping with Surgery Chapter 7: The First Six Weeks after Surgery What to Expect Once You're Home Special Problems Steps to Healing: Being Helped by Complementary Therapies Follow-Up to Surgery Positive Options after Surgery: Chapter 8: The Challenges of Chemotherapy Returning to Chemotherapy Traveling the Chemotherapy Canal Things That Helped Dan's Story Positive Options for Going Through Chemotherapy Chapter 9: Complications of Cancer after Treatments When a Temporary Ostomy Becomes Permanen Ileostomies and Colostomies Blockages The Be-Attitudes of Having an Ostomy Recurrences Positive Options for Complications after Treatments Chapter 10: Lessons Learned from Surviving Cancer Begin with Realistic Expectations Enlist Your Resources Reduce Unnecessary Stress Make a Comeback with Good Nutrition and Exercise Expect to Encounter Some Potholes of Depression Remember to Laugh Explore the Private Roads of Sexuality Finding Meaning after Cancer Positive Options after Surviving Cancer
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Facing the Unknown
What Is Colorectal Cancer?
Warning Signs
Facing Up to the Symptoms
Basic Screening Tests for Colorectal Cancer
Missed Signals
Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer
The Role of Stress
The Role of Genetics
Positive Options for Facing the Unknown
Chapter 2: Gathering Information
Additional Tests for Colorectal Cancer
Stages of Colorectal Cancer
Adjusting to New Test Results
Questions from Colorectal Cancer Patients
Myths and Misinformation
Positive Options when Gathering Information
Chapter 3: Working with Medical Professionals to Develop a Health Plan
Legal and Financial Concerns
Managing Medical Records
Finding a Good Doctor
How to Get the Best Results when Working with Doctors and Nurses
Learning the Language of Medicine Land
What We Would Like to Say to Doctors
Positive Options for Working with Medical Professionals to Develop a Health Plan
Chapter 4: Dealing with Your Feelings
Coping with a Diagnosis of Cancer
Anger as a Catalyst
Denial as a Form of Protection
Bargaining for Time
Sorrow vs. Depression
Finding the Right Support Group
Ways You Can Get What You Need from Others
Positive Options for Dealing with Your Feelings
Chapter 5: Making Decisions about Treatment
Some Basic Information about Chemotherapy
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy
Myths about Radiation
Preparing for the Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation
Questionable Treatments
Positive Options for Making Decisions about Treatments
Chapter 6: Coping with Surgery: Plain Talk about a Complicated Subject
When Is Surgery Necessary?
Bypass-Temporary Ostomies
First Aid: The Enterostomal Nurses
Suggestions for Your Hospital Stay
What Should You Take to the Hospital?
The Operating Room
The Recovery Room
Positive Options for Coping with Surgery
Chapter 7: The First Six Weeks after Surgery
What to Expect Once You're Home
Special Problems
Steps to Healing: Being Helped by Complementary Therapies
Follow-Up to Surgery
Positive Options after Surgery:
Chapter 8: The Challenges of Chemotherapy
Returning to Chemotherapy
Traveling the Chemotherapy Canal
Things That Helped
Dan's Story
Positive Options for Going Through Chemotherapy
Chapter 9: Complications of Cancer after Treatments
When a Temporary Ostomy Becomes Permanen
Ileostomies and Colostomies
Blockages
The Be-Attitudes of Having an Ostomy
Recurrences
Positive Options for Complications after Treatments
Chapter 10: Lessons Learned from Surviving Cancer
Begin with Realistic Expectations
Enlist Your Resources
Reduce Unnecessary Stress
Make a Comeback with Good Nutrition and Exercise
Expect to Encounter Some Potholes of Depression
Remember to Laugh
Explore the Private Roads of Sexuality
Finding Meaning after Cancer
Positive Options after Surviving Cancer

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