Living with a Brain Tumor: Dr. Peter Black's Guide to Taking Control of Your Treatment Contributor(s): Black, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805079688 ISBN-13: 9780805079685 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain) - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Cancer |
Dewey: 616.994 |
LCCN: 2006048259 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 336 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Each year, 100,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with a brain tumor. With his new book, Dr. Peter Black fills a gap in the lay readership, providing an accessible medical resource for adult patients and their families. Dr. Black, who has operated on more than 3,000 patients with brain tumors, is uniquely qualified to discuss both clinical treatment of and research into brain tumors. |
Contributor Bio(s): Black, Peter: - Dr. Peter Black is Franc D. Ingraham Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital, Boston. He is also the chief of neurosurgical oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. |