Positive Options for Colorectal Cancer, Second Edition
Self-Help and Treatment
2nd Edition
Published on 8. April 2014
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-63026-629-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Colorectal cancer is preventable and treatable if caught in time, yet less than 40% of the population gets routinely screened for this disease. This is a disease no want wants to talk about or be tested for. POSITIVE OPTIONS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER breaks that silence. Written by one of the founding members of Advocates for Colorectal Education, (ACE, ) this book contains everything you need to know about this disease. The author openly answers the questions most people would like to know but feel uncomfortable asking, and she goes a long way toward taking the fear of the unknown out of treatment for colorectal cancer. Three doctors from the Minnesota Colon and Rectal Foundation, and professional nurses have checked the medical information, and members of ACE have added their expertise and more than 12 colorectal cancer survival stories to the book"--
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Series
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63026-629-5 (9781630266295)
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Carol Ann Larson has been involved with the Colon Cancer Coalition as an advocate for colorectal cancer screening, is a past president for the Minneapolis Ostomy Chapter, a sponsor of "GetYourRearinGear," and a KLBB radio guest. She was one of three people named "Women Who Have Broken Barriers for Colorectal Cancer." She lives in Minnetonka, MN. Kathleen Ogle, MD, is the medical oncologist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN.