Positive Options for Colorectal Cancer: Self-Help and Treatment (Paperback)

by Carol Ann Larson (Author), Kathleen Ogle (Foreword) "If you have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, you are not alone..." (more)
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Product Description
Colorectal cancer develops slowly over a period of several years, undetected, usually as polyps. It is a preventable and treatable disease if caught in time, yet most know little about how to read its symptoms. Written for the layperson, this book covers all the uncomfortable questions and answers about the disease, from prevention and warning signs, to screening and diagnosis techniques, to making decisions and developing treatment plans. Also included are positive stories about life after cancer by 12 survivors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hunter House; 1 edition (February 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897934466
• ISBN-13: 978-0897934466
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #293,064 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous, July 19, 2007

By	Ypatios Varelas (Greece) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well written, easy to read and inspiring. Without getting into deep medical details (there are other fine books for that), it gives you valuable information and suggestions. I got this because my mother has a CII colon cancer (already operated and on chemo) and helped me quickly gain a good insight, so I can better support her (she can't read English, otherwise I would give it to her as a valuable present).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be considered "must" reading for anyone having to deal with this disease, October 14, 2005

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Colorectal cancers develop slowly in the lower portions of the digestive tract. More than 140,000 new cases are diagnosed annual in the United States. Men and Women are equally at risk for the diseases. Positive Options For Colorectal Cancer: Self-Help And Treatment by colorectal cancer survivor Carol Ann Larson accessibly and understandably explains just how to cope with the disease and obtain the best treatments that modern medicine has to offer. Positive Options For Colorectal Cancer addresses the warning signs of the condition; screening tests (including information on virtual colonoscopy); myths and other misinformation about the disease; treatment options (including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation); communicating with doctors and other medical professionals; prevention techniques and alternative methods of healing; as well as finding support and utilizing all available resources. Of special note are the Q&As in which doctors respond to the most common questions of colorectal cancer patients. Very strongly recommended for personal and community library reference collections, Positive Options For Colorectal Cancer should be considered "must" reading for anyone having to deal with this disease.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Positive Options for Colorectal Cancer: , June 7, 2005

By	Robin Ray Robbins "Robin Ray Robbins" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

I have been in the health care field for twenty-five years, and I have never read a more readable book about one of the most important health issues of the day, colorectal cancer, and the vital importance of the early detection of it. This is a must-have for anyone in the field, containing actual case histories of countless people.

Robin Ray Robbins