Coleman, C. Norman, M.D.Understanding Cancer: A Patient's Guide to Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Topics covered include what to expect from diagnosis and treatment, diagnostic tests and staging studies, and how to make treatment decisions. Also contains four clinical case studies.
Cox, Barbara G., M.D., and others.Living With Lung Cancer: A Guide for Patients and Their Families. Triad, 1998. Provides answers to patient questions based on interviews by the authors. Explains treatment options, possible side effects, and how to cope with stress.
Dollinger, Malin, and others.Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy. Andrews McMeel, 1997. Describes 50 types of cancer and what to expect from treatment. Based on the PDQ (Physician Data Query) database of the National Cancer Institute.
Fromer, Margot Joan.Surviving Childhood Cancer: A Guide for Families. American Psychiatric Press, 1995, 1998. Describes how cancer and its treatment changes the lives of children and their familes. Focuses on emotions and stress, communication, how to pay for treatment, and more.
Love, Susan M., M.D., and Karen Lindsey.Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book. Addison-Wesley, 1995. An authoritative guide devoted primarily to breast cancer.
Murphy, Gerald P., M.D., and others.Informed Decisions: The Complete Book of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery. Viking, 1997. A comprehensive guide from the former chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society and others. Includes suggestions for coping with fear, anxiety, and depression and an encyclopedia of common and uncommon cancers.
Walsh, Patrick C., M.D., and Janet Farrar Worthington.The Prostate: A Guide for Men and the Women Who Love Them. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995, 1996. Seven chapters in this book deal with prostate cancer-screening, diagnosis, and treatment options. Part II covers benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH).
Winawer, Sidney J., M.D., and Moshe Shike, M.D.Cancer Free: The Comprehensive Cancer Prevention Program. Simon & Schuster, 1995. Valuable chapters include “Assessing Your Cancer Risk,” “Diet and Nutrition,” “The Mind and Cancer,” and “Designing Your Personal Cancer Prevention Program.”
Yount, Lisa.Cancer. Lucent, 1999. For younger readers. Describes types of cancer as well as present and future treatments.
For younger readers
Ackermann, Adrienne, and Abigail Ackermann.Our Mom Has Cancer. American Cancer Society, 2001. Written by two young sisters whose mother develops cancer; tells youngsters what to expect.
Cefrey, Holly.Coping With Cancer. Rosen, 2000. Focuses on the patient's experience; for readers in grades 5 to 10.
Landau, Elaine.Cancer. Twenty-First Century, 1997. For readers in grades 4 to 7.
Yount, Lisa.Cancer. Greenhaven, 1999, 2000. Explains how cancer develops and the different kinds of cancers; for readers in grades 6 to 8.
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