| Understanding Leukaemia and Related Cancers Contributor(s): Mughal, Tariq (Author), Goldman, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0632053461 ISBN-13: 9780632053469 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $66.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 Annotation: " Understanding Leukaemia and Related Cancers" communicates, in easily accessible language, the basics of these diseases, how they are treated and what the likely outcome might be. It is intended for a varied audience, including patients with leukaemia and their families, non-specialist doctors, medical students and allied health staff. It should help even the more experienced doctor to grasp in easily communicated terms the essence of the disease in terms understandable to the patient. There is a comprehensive glossary of terms, and an international listing of patient support groups. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Oncology - General - Medical | Family & General Practice - Medical | Hematology |
| Dewey: 616.994 |
| LCCN: 00500436 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.46" W x 8.5" (0.52 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Understanding Leukaemia and Related Cancers contains eight chapters that describe what leukaemia is (including the different types), how it is diagnosed and treated, and the nature of the doctor-patient relationship. There is also a chapter on blood and bone-marrow transplantation that explains the technique in non-technical terms. The aim of the book is to communicate, in easily accessible language, the basics of the disease, how it is treated and what the patient's prognosis might be. There is a comprehensive glossary of terms, and an international listing of patient support groups and websites. The book is illustrated in four colour throughout. |
