Bøger af Paul Ruggieri

"This handy, reassuring guide helps recently diagnosed patients answer pressing questions, such as: How far advanced is the disease? What tests are involved? What treatments will be recommended? This fully updated third edition is a quick, reliable reference that helps decipher confusing and intimidating medical jargon and explains the most current procedures and treatment options. Among these are the increasingly popular trend of using chemotherapy and radiation prior to surgery, targeted therapies involving newer drugs that limit their focus to the cancer cells, the use of laparoscopic surgery, and latest approaches in radiation therapy, chemotherapy drugs, and immunotherapy. This work also reviews symptoms and risk factors for colon cancer, how the disease may be prevented, and pros and cons of various treatments"--

Treatment for common and rare thyroid conditions that affect 20 million Americans In straighforward and simple prose, this medical reference covers how the thyroid gland works and explains common disorders, including hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Information on the symptoms of various disorders accompany discussions of diagnoses and treatment options. Special attention is given to how thyroid diseases affect specific populations such as women, children, and the elderly.