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Making the Decision: A Cancer Patient's Guide to Clinical Trials

Author(s): Marilyn Mulay, RN, MS, OCN, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763716905
  • ISBN-10:0763716901
  • Spiral/paperback    136 pages      © 2002
Price: International Sales $56.95 US List
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Overview

Making the Decision provides a practical approach to understanding the different aspects of clinical trials, from the patient's perspective. The author describes the current treatment modalities available, recent drug developments, and the various types, phases, and business of clinical trials and research. Armed with this new knowledge, cancer patients can make informed decisions about their treatment.

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Easy to read reference manual for cancer patients focusing on clinical trials and making treatment decisions
Helpful to patients with all stages of cancer
Medical terminology is simplified and terms are understandable
Demonstrates how to access and interpret the available information about clinical trials
Offers financial aspects of clinical trials and Internet resources 

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Chapter 1     The Cancer Problem

Chapter 2     Defining the Disease

Chapter 3     Treatment Decision-Making

Chapter 4     Drug Development

Chapter 5     Clinical Trials

Chapter 6     The Business of Clinical Research

Chapter 7     The Patient's Rights

Chapter 8     How to Find a Clinical Trial

Chapter 9     Understanding the Finances

Chapter 10    Care of the Research Subject

Chapter 11    Making the Decision

Appendix I     Internet Resources

Appendix II    Glossary

 


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Marilyn Mulay, RN, MS, OCN-University of California, Los Angeles, California

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  • "Here, in one volume with helpful diagrams, Mulay explains cancer and its causes; walks readers through various diagnostic tests, reports and cancer clarifications, and then lays out the types of treatment and how to make a decision about them.  She ends with a valuable glossary to make the inevitable jargon understandable."

    --Jane Allen, LATimes.com

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