100 Questions & Answers about Esophageal Cancer

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether you're a newly diagnosed esophageal cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Esophageal Cancer, Second Edition gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Written by two oncology nurses and a gastric surgeon, with extensive commentary from an esophageal cancer survivor, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

Author: Pamela K. Ginex, Maureen Jingeleski, Bart L. Frazzitta
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 185
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780763760526

About the Author
Frazzitta, Bart L.: - President, Esophageal Cancer Education FoundationGinex, Pamela K.: - Pamela K. Ginex, EdD, RN, OCN, is a Clinical Research Nurse with the Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She received her Bachelor's Degree in nursing and a Master's Degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently a doctoral candidate in Nursing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband Frank. She is honored to have had the opportunity to write 100 Questions & Answers About Esophageal Cancer with Dr. Bains, Jackie, and Bart and to have it available to patients and their families.Jingeleski, Maureen: - Maureen Jingeleski, RN, BSN is an office practice nurse in the Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She received her Bachelor's Degree in nursing at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She coordinates a support group for patients following treatment for esophageal cancer. She is honored to be an oncology nurse and is inspired every day by her patients.

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