The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Small Cell Lung Cancer: Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to small cell lung cancer, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on small cell lung cancer. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Small Cell Lung Cancer: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Small Cell Lung Cancer; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Small Cell Lung Cancer; Chapter 5. Books on Small Cell Lung Cancer; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Small Cell Lung Cancer; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Nutrition; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: small cell lung cancer, small cell lung neoplasm.