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BL
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977882
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b732252
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| Main Entry
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Frank, Richard C.,1963-
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| Title & Author
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Fighting cancer with knowledge hope : : a guide for patients, families, and health care providers /\ Richard C. Frank ; illustrations by Gail V. Parsons.
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| Publication Statement
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New Haven :: Yale Univ. Press,, [2009]
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| Series Statement
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Yale University Press health & wellness
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1 online resource (xviii, 257 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0300156650
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: 1282089722
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: 9780300156652
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: 9781282089723
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0300149263
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0300151020
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9780300149265
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9780300151022
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index.
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| Contents
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Understanding cancer -- Diagnosis, staging, curability -- Understanding specific cancers -- Why cancer develops -- How cancer grows : the basis of cancer treatments -- Cancer treatments revolve around metastasis -- Cancer treatments at work -- Get prepared to survive.
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| Abstract
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Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer receives a frightening blow, and in many cases the diagnosis is accompanied by a bewildering array of treatment choices. In this invaluable book, Dr. Richard C. Frank offers comfort and help to cancer patients, their fa.
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Cancer, Popular works.
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Neoplasms.
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Cancer.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Cancer.
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MEDICAL-- Oncology.
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MEDICAL-- Physician Patient.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.99/4
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| LC Classification
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RC263.F695 2009eb
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| NLM classification
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QZ 201F828f 2009
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| Added Entry
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Parsons, Gale V.,1940-2011
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| Parallel Title
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Fighting cancer with knowledge and hope
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