Living Well with Menopause or Clinical Oncology

Living Well with Menopause: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know

Author: Carolyn Chambers Clark

A complete holistic guide to menopause. A vital self-care manual for the more than 50 million American women facing this natural process.

For thirty years, board-certified holistic practitioner, master's-prepared nurse, and doctorally prepared educator Carolyn Chambers Clark has been helping women navigate the challenges of menopause. Now she can help you with her breakthrough guide that addresses the full range of medical, alternative, and complementary self-care strategies, with easy-to-follow guidelines for avoiding the pitfalls of:

• Hot flashes
• Fuzzy thinking
• Skin, hair, and bladder changes
• Weight gain
• Joint and muscle pain
• Fatigue
• Decreased sex drive
• Emotional ups and downs
• Insomnia

Having been through this natural process herself, and having counseled countless other menopausal women, Clark is a compassionate voice clearly addressing the risks and possible benefits of hormone therapies, offering easy-to-understand advice, and providing the most comprehensive menopause program available.

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Clinical Oncology

Author: Martin D Abeloff

Carrying on the tradition established by its founding editor, the late Dr. Martin Abeloff, the 4th Edition of this respected reference synthesizes all of the latest oncology knowledge in one practical, clinically focused, easy-to-use volume. It incorporates basic science, pathology, diagnosis, management, outcomes, rehabilitation, and prevention — all in one convenient resource — equipping you to overcome your toughest clinical challenges. What's more, you can access the complete contents of this Expert Consult title online, and tap into its unparalleled guidance wherever and whenever you need it most!
• Equips you to select the most appropriate tests and imaging studies for diagnosing and staging each type of cancer, and manage your patients most effectively using all of the latest techniques and approaches.
• Explores all of the latest scientific discoveries' implications for cancer diagnosis and management.
• Employs a multidisciplinary approach - with contributions from pathologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and surgical oncologists - for well-rounded perspectives on the problems you face.
• Offers a user-friendly layout with a consistent chapter format • summary boxes • a full-color design • and more than 1,445 illustrations (1,200 in full color), to make reference easy and efficient.
• Offers access to the book's complete contents online — fully searchable — from anyplace with an Internet connection.
• Presents discussions on cutting-edge new topics including nanotechnology, functional imaging, signal transduction inhibitors, hormone modulators, complications oftransplantation, and much more.
• Includes an expanded color art program that highlights key points, illustrates relevant science and clinical problems, and enhances your understanding of complex concepts.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Athanassios Argiris, MD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Description: This is the third edition of one of the most recognizable oncology textbooks. It includes many updates over the previous edition of 2000.
Purpose: An excellent effort was made to encompass all aspects of clinical oncology and the vast developments in the field that have occurred in recent years. The organization is superb and the writing of high quality throughout.
Audience: Qualified experts have contributed to this textbook. Despite the complexity of the subjects, the authors have generally succeeded in presenting the material in a way that is readily understandable. There is a strong educational focus which makes this book particularly useful for oncology trainees.
Features: The book is divided in three sections covering the science of clinical oncology, problems common to cancer and its therapy, and specific malignancies. Each chapter begins with a succinct summary that highlights its salient points. Moreover, the book is rich in algorithms and illustrations. A CD-ROM is provided which readers will find helpful, especially given the large size of the book.
Assessment: This book without doubt ranks among the best comprehensive oncology textbooks.

Booknews

New edition of a text that examines all aspects of the treatment of cancer by integrating expert perspectives from the disciplines of oncology (medical, surgical, and radiation) and hematology. The 96 contributions reflect the latest developments in basic science, pathology, diagnosis, management, outcomes, rehabilitation, and prevention. Topics include the science of clinical oncology (genetic, immunologic, and environmental bases of cancer; principles of prevention, diagnosis, and therapy; and understanding risk); general, hematologic, metabolic, and surgical problems common to cancer and its therapy; local effects of cancer and its metastasis; specific malignancies; and rehabilitation of the cancer patient. The volume begins with a section of color plates, and in addition contains about 1,000 figures, algorithms, flow diagrams, and tables. Each chapter includes an outline summary of key facts. Edited by Abeloff (Johns Hopkins U. and Hospital), James O. Armitage (U. of Nebraska Medical Center), Allen S. Lichter (U. of Michigan Medical Center), and John E. Niederhuber (U. of Wisconsin Medical School). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody