Managing Cancer
The African American's Guide to
Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
by George Rawls, M.D., Frank P. Lloyd, Jr., M.D

Description:

Manage Cancer Through Medicine, Mind and Spirit

African Americans have the highest incidence of lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers in the country. Yet there is much that can be done to prevent cancer before it begins, and to diagnose and treat it early if it does occur. Managing Cancer covers over twenty types of cancers in language every reader can understand. For each the book details:

• Causes and symptoms
• Physiology of cancerous area
• Diagnostic tests
• Treatment options
• Questions every patient should ask
• Preventive measures

Managing Cancer also takes a human approach:  It tells how the mind and spirit can play primary roles in cancer treatment; and how the family and loved ones can should be involved in the treatment process from beginning to end.

George Rawls, M.D. is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Emeritus and a Clinical Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, at Indiana University School of Medicine.

Frank P. Lloyd, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. practices general surgery with a sub-specialty in surgical oncology. He completed surgical oncology and tumor immunology research fellowships at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, N.Y. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine.

Managing Cancer
The African American's Guide to
Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
by George Rawls, M.D., Frank P. Lloyd, Jr., M.D

ISBN: 9780976444329
ISBN-10: 0976444321
Publisher: Hilton Publishing
Publication Date: 2006
Format: Trade Paperback, 362 pages
Book Type: New