Well-Being and Well-Dying, Cancel the Cancer (ePub)

Panic is the common initial reaction from a person diagnosed with cancer. Most patients, with a lack of knowledge about the nature of cancer and the treatment options, become anxious to learn about cancer and how to overcome the notorious disease.However, it is not easy for cancer patients to gain a comprehensive understanding of the scientific and medical knowledge about cancer. The main reason is that the information needed is scattered in many different resources, and the information is complex and difficult for ordinary people to understand.In an attempt to help ordinary people understand cancer and its medical science, the author has written this book in an easy-to-understand style, so that patients can manage cancer more effectively in their life time.Providing information for patients to understand the why, how, and what with each step of treatment plan, as well as a realistic range of possible outcomes, is very important. Information can help patients reduce anxiety and give patients a greater sense of ownership in their treatment process. The sense of ownership is imperative to growing a positive attitude for patients fighting cancer.This book is a one-stop shop, easy-to-understand guidebook for cancer patients to understand:Why and how do people get the cancer?Can we prevent the cancer?What is the difference between cancer and other diseases?What should we do if cancer is diagnosed or progressed?How can we treat the cancer?Where does the cancer treatment end?Contents:Prologue, Acknowledgement, and Recommendation Diagram — How People are Exposed to Toxic Chemical Substances, and How Cancer Cells are Formed After Gene Mutations Occurred by Active Toxic Chemical CompoundsIntroductionToxicology and Potential Toxic Substances in Daily LifeToxic Substances and Biochemical Reactions in the BodyFactors Affecting the Cause of Disease and the Cure of DiseaseStart of Cancer and Patients' OrdealTypes of Cancer DiagnosedUnderstanding of Anti-Cancer Drugs and TreatmentChemotherapy and Management of Quality of LifeClinical Trials for Cancer PatientsQuality of LifeHospice and Palliative CarePolicies for PatientsAssessment on Risk/Benefit/Cost of Medical TreatmentsCancer Risk, Sign or Symptom, Detection, and SupportThe Right for Patients to Opt for Death?The War Against Cancer Readership: The book is an easy-to-read roadmap for cancer patients to understand why people could develop cancer, the different types of cancer, anticancer drugs and treatment plans upon diagnosis. The book also covers the importance on quality of life, hospice care and palliative care for terminal patients. Key Features:This book is a one-stop shop, easy-to-understand guidebook for cancer patientsThis book explains important concepts about cancer such as the onset of cancer, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, recovering from cancer, the recurrence of cancer, rehabilitation programs, and pathways to the end of lifeProvides information for patients to understand why, how, and what with each step of treatment plan, as well as a realistic range of possible outcome. This helps to reduce anxiety and give patients a greater sense of ownership in their treatment process