Meeting the Challenges of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer: A Survivor's Guide [Paperback]

Nancy E. Leupold (Author, Editor), James J. Sciubba (Author, Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1597562394 | ISBN-13: 978-1597562393 | Publication Date: May 15, 2008 | Edition: 1

Nancy Leupold, herself a survivor, and president and founder of Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC), and James J. Sciubba present an overview of the different disciplines involved in the treatment of oral and head and neck cancer, with emphasis on providing information and survivor tips to help survivors cope with the disease, its treatment, and their consequential side effects. This book takes a deliberately different stance and approach from other survivor guides, in that it concentrates on helping the individual who has completed treatment and is now on the road to recovery. Furthermore, it is unique in that it is attempting to meet the challenges of oral and head and neck cancer with specific information, in the form of lists and tables of products and suggestions. The editors enlist the help of expert physicians and other healthcare providers from major medical institutions in the United States who, collectively, aim to provide the answers to questions from coping with side-effects, through clinical trials, to insurance issues. The book is written to appeal both to individuals who are affected by oral and head and neck cancers as well as to the allied health professionals who need to have the answers to the many questions that arise.

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About the Author

Awarded the American Head and Neck Society s prestigious Presidential Citation, Nancy E. Leupold is the President and Founder of Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer, Inc. (SPOHNC). An oral cancer survivor herself, she serves and has served as a member of numerous medical boards, committees and panels related to head and neck cancer research and care. Dr. Sciubba has served as a full Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pathology and Dermatology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and runs a private practice. With over thirty-five years of experience with oral and head and neck cancer patients as a clinician, he has published extensively in the areas of oral cancer, oral and salivary gland diseases, and jawbone pathology. Dr. Sciubba is currently Vice President of Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) and was instrumental in the founding of the organization in 1991.

Product Details

• Paperback: 217 pages
• Publisher: Plural Publishing Inc; 1 edition (May 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597562394
• ISBN-13: 978-1597562393
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Challenges, July 28, 2008

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Woodslee 1951 "SMW" (Norman, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meeting the Challenges of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer: A Survivor's Guide (Paperback)

First, I want to thank all those who participated in putting together the much need information regarding Head and Neck Cancer. While I found the information great - I would like to have it simplified even more. I am 6 months post treatment and show no signs of cancer so I have some experience regarding the iformation in the book. I think there are something missing that need to be addressed.

This will be an excellect source for those diagnoised with H/N cancer but would be difficult to follow at first when you have soooo much thrown at you. Thank you SMW

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must read !, December 7, 2010

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This review is from: Meeting the Challenges of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer: A Survivor's Guide (Paperback)

An excellent guide from diagnosis to possible treatments to support groups.
Well written and documented.
A great resource to the patient and family and friends.

2.0 out of 5 stars Meeting the Challenges of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer: A Survivor's Guide, February 10, 2011

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This review is from: Meeting the Challenges of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer: A Survivor's Guide (Paperback)

A good reference but not what I would describe as patient-directed language especially chapter 1, which would benefit from more diagrams. I'm presently undergoing treatment in Australia and found this book to be very American, the title should be "Meeting the Challenges of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer in USA: A Survivor's Guide". I found the "100 Q&A About Head and Neck Cancer" more useful and it was available at my library.