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Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Head and Neck Cancer

Author(s): Christine G. Gourin, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763774318
  • Paperback    222 pages      © 2011
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Overview

The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Head and Neck Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining head and neck cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the confidence you need to participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

About the Series:
Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while working hard on getting well is part of the outcome we hope to help you achieve.

 

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Chapter  1  First Steps: I’ve Been Diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer
Chapter  2  My Team: Meeting Your Treatment Team
Chapter  3  Taking Action: Comprehensive Treatment Considerations
Chapter  4  Be Prepared: Side Effects of Treatment
Chapter  5  Straight Talk: Talking about Your Cancer with Family, Friends and Coworkers
Chapter  6  Maintaining Balance: Work and Life While Receiving Treatment
Chapter  7  Surviving Cancer: Re-engaging in Mind-Body Health after Treatment
Chapter  8  Managing Risk: What if My Cancer Comes Back?
Chapter  9  What Then: My Cancer Isn’t Curable
Chapter  10  Head and Neck Cancer in Older Adults
Chapter  11  Trusted Resources: Where to Find More Information
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Christine G. Gourin, MD, FACS-Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute

Christine G. Gourin, MD, FACS is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and Director of the Clinical Research Program in Head and Neck Cancer at Johns Hopkins University.  She received her M.D. degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn/Downstate Medical Center. She trained in General Surgery and Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Vermont, and completed a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.  Dr. Gourin has been named to America’s Top Physicians and Best Doctors in America annually since 2005. She has published extensively on various topics related to head and neck cancer. Her clinical and research interests focus on survival, quality of life and functional outcome following treatment for head and neck cancer.

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