The collaborative effort of diverse experts in the Mayo Clinic Women's Cancer Program, Mayo Clinic Guide To Women's Cancers is a thorough, in-depth reference for the lay reader who needs to know the latest information about female-specific types of cancer. Sections cover breast cancer, including the latest discoveries of genetic research, other gynecological cancers including those of the ovaries, cervix, vagina, vulva, and other parts of the female reproductive system, practical advice for living with the day-to-day physical and emotional stresses of cancer and its treatment, and much more. The text is highly accessible to the lay reader, presenting medical concepts in plain terms and offering readily followed advice. It has diagrams, easy explanations, is comprehensive in the information it presents about types of cancers, and treatments. Better prepared by light years to converse with and understand what the doctors and surgeons were saying. Highly recommended.Book Details
- Title: Mayo Clinic: Guide to Women's CancersProducer: Mayo Clinic
- Hardcover: 640 pages
- Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation (February 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 189300533X
- ISBN-13: 9781893005334
- Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
