100 Questions & Answers about Uterine Cancer

Whether you are a newly diagnosed uterine cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. 100 Questions and Answers About Uterine Cancer addresses the issues that are specific to the woman with uterine cancer. Written by two renowned gynecologic oncologists and including "insider" advice from an actual patient, this book gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about uterine cancer. It explains important facts about symptoms and the diagnosis process, treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, coping strategies, and sources of patient and family support. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone dealing with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

Author: Don S. Dizon, Linda R. Duska
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 03/19/2010
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780763776589

About the Author
Dizon, Don S.: - Don S. Dizon is a Professor of Medicine at Brown University. He is a medical oncologist specializing in breast and pelvic malignancies, survivorship (particularly as it pertains to sexual health for men and women with cancer), patient engagement, and social media. He grew up on the Pacific Island of Guam and completed undergraduate and medical school at the University of Rochester in New York. He trained in Internal Medicine at Yale New-Haven Hospital and completed a fellowship in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC. He serves as the Director of Women's Cancers and Director of Hematology-Oncology clinics at Lifespan Cancer Institute and Director of Medical Oncology at Rhode Island Hospital. Additionally, he leads Community Outreach and Engagement for The Cancer Center at Brown University and serves as Chair of Digital Engagement for SWOG Oncology Research Network and Co-Chief Medical Officer of the Global Cancer Institute. He writes an online column for the journal, The Oncologist, and for ASCO Connection. Dr. Dizon is a founding member of the Collaboration for Outcomes Using Social Media in Oncology and is active on many platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Follow him @drdonsdizon.Duska, Linda R.: - Dr. Duska is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Virginia (UVA) where she is also the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Director. Dr. Duska received her Doctor of Medicine from the New York University School of Medicine and completed her Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Upon completion of her Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, she joined the Gynecologic Oncology staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital and was a member of the faculty of Harvard University for 10 years prior to relocating to UVA.

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