The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age [#1021288]

The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age By Icon Health Publications
2002 | 236 Pages | ISBN: 0597834679 | PDF | 1 MB
This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to ovarian germ cell tumors, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on ovarian germ cell tumors. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors; Chapter 5. Books on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; OVARIAN GERM CELL TUMORS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Cancer ovaries, Epithelial ovarian cancer, Germ cell tumor, Ovarian tumor of low malignant potential, Sex cord stromal tumor.