Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-317) and index.
Contents:
Part III: Sexuality. Cancer 101(a): Cancer essentials -- Key concepts in cancer -- The cancer reference interview -- Primary print and electronic information sources -- Evaluation checklist for health information on the Internet -- Cancer 101(b): Childhood cancer essentials -- Key concepts in childhood cancer -- Primary print and electronic information sources -- Resources for children with cancer -- Resources for siblings of children with cancer -- Childhood cancer survivors -- Beyond Cancer 101 -- Advanced information sources -- Strategies for locating advanced cancer information -- Procedures and therapies -- Illustrations -- Information in other languages -- Not recommended -- Part II: Key resources for finding information on specific types of cancer -- Main types of adult cancer -- Biliary tract cancer: Bile duct and gallbladder cancers -- Bladder cancer -- Breain and central nervous system tumors -- Breat cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Colon and rectal cancer -- Esophageal cancer -- Head and neck cancer -- Hodgkin's Disease -- Kidney cancer -- Leukemia -- Liver cancer -- Lung cancer -- Melanoma -- Multiple Myeloma -- Non-Hodgkin;s lymphoma -- Ovarian cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Sarcoma -- Skin cancer, non-melanoma -- Stomach cancer -- Testicular cancer -- Thyroid cancer -- Uterine cancer -- Main types of childhood cancer -- Childhood brain and central nervous system tumors -- Childhood Hodgkin's Disease -- Childhood leukemia -- Childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- Ewing's Family of tumors -- Neuroblastoma -- Osteosarcoma -- Retinoblastoma -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- Wilm's Tumor -- Part III: Information resources about cancer prevention, treatment, and quality-of-life concerns -- Cancer prevention -- Cancer prevention and early detection -- Nutrition for cancer prevention -- Cancer genetics -- Cancer treatments -- Bone marrow transplantation -- Drug therapies -- Radiation therapy -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Clinical trials -- Cancer quality-of-life issues -- Overview of cancer supportive care -- Appearance and body image -- Emotional distress -- End of life -- Fertility -- Lymphedema -- Nutrition during cancer treatment -- Pain control -- Parenting through cancer -- Practical issues of survivorship: Legal, financial, insurance, and employment issues -- Sexuality.
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