Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs: Milestones, Lessons and Inspiration for Patients

Description: Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs by Tim Ladhams, Jackey Coyle Cancer is the worlds biggest health problem, manifesting at an ever-increasing rate, and alongside the human cost is an enormous economic impact. With so much information available this detailed guide demystifies cancer treatment and highlights the rate of progress the scientific and medical communities are making in their understanding of cancer and, therefore, how best to treat it.Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs gives the reader an overview of the disease—how and why people develop cancer—and how treatment has evolved throughout history. It covers recent treatment breakthroughs including early diagnosis and testing through to surgical techniques, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, combination treatments, personalised medicine, clinical trials, and psychosocial oncology. Each chapter contains a detailed case study that shares someones experience with that treatment, as well as interviews with internationally recognised experts in their fields.Authors Tim Ladhams and Jackey Coyle also explore living with cancer and how to build resilience after cancer treatment, with evidence-based tips for exercising, eating well, complementary treatments, sleeping better and simple recipes and ideas for maximising nutrition during this time. Families and friends will find ways to support someone with cancer and improve quality of life with palliative care. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Tim Ladhams is the editor of Inside Small Business and is responsible for all the publications online content and its quarterly magazine. He turned to journalism after a long career—including management roles—in hospitality, insurance and credit management. Born and brought up in the United Kingdom, Tim moved to Australia in 2008 and recently moved from Melbourne to the Grampians in regional Victoria. He was driven to researching the themes in this book after losing his father to cancer soon after coming to Australia.Jackey Coyle is obsessed by stories, whether to do with history, medicine, science, wellbeing, travel or music. She is a writer, researcher and broadcaster who has earned a masters (writing and literature). Her fiction and nonfiction feature in books, magazines, anthologies and journals, including health and wellbeing since 2001. With her mother a nurse and her father a physicist, Jackey has been immersed in medicine and science from her earliest memories. Shebegan to investigate cancer when her younger sister died within 11 months of diagnosis. As she listened to more and more family and friends stories of their cancer journeys, she thought about how body and mind interact throughout illness, recovery and survivorship. Jackey is the author of In the End: A practical guide to dying. Table of Contents Prologue; Back to the Future: The Ride; Dont Steal This Book 1; Googles System of the World; Googles Roots and Religions; End of the Free World; Ten Laws of the Cryptocosm; Googles Datacenter Coup; Dallys Parallel Paradigm; Markov and Midas; Life 3.0; 1517; The Heist; Finding Satoshi; Battle of the Blockchains; Blockstack; Taking Back the Net; Brave Return of Brendan Eich; Yuanfen; The Rise of Sky Computing; A Global Insurrection; Neutering the Network; The Empire Strikes Back; The Bitcoin Flaw; The Great Unbundling; Epilogue; The New System of the World; Some Terms of Art and Information for Life after Google; Bibliography; Notes; Index. Review "A book that I would love to have had 20 years ago when I was diagnosed with cancer and felt so overwhelmed and underprepared. Tim Ladhams and Jackey Coyle have created a wonderful book that intelligently melds science, psychology and personal narratives to create a comprehensive overview of the current state of cancer research, medical treatments and management strategies. The manner in which the personal stories are woven throughout the book provides invaluable insights into the lived experiences of cancer sufferers and survivors. - Dr Sarah Francis, Director, Melbourne Mindfulness Institute The only book that truly makes sense of the complexities of cancer. Informative, jargon-free and practical. - Alexandra Stewart, CEO, Centre for Cancer Nutrition Long Description Cancer is the world_s biggest health problem, manifesting at an ever-increasing rate, and alongside the human cost is an enormous economic impact. With so much information available this detailed guide demystifies cancer treatment and highlights the rate of progress the scientific and medical communities are making in their understanding of cancer and, therefore, how best to treat it. Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs gives the reader an overview of the disease_how and why people develop cancer_and how treatment has evolved throughout history. It covers recent treatment breakthroughs including early diagnosis and testing through to surgical techniques, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, combination treatments, personalised medicine, clinical trials, and psychosocial oncology. Each chapter contains a detailed case study that shares someone_s experience with that treatment, as well as interviews with internationally recognised experts in their fields. Authors Tim Ladhams and Jackey Coyle also explore living with cancer and how to build resilience after cancer treatment, with evidence-based tips for exercising, eating well, complementary treatments, sleeping better and simple recipes and ideas for maximising nutrition during this time. Families and friends will find ways to support someone with cancer and improve quality of life with palliative care. Review Quote "A book that I would love to have had 20 years ago when I was diagnosed with cancer and felt so overwhelmed and underprepared. Tim Ladhams and Jackey Coyle have created a wonderful book that intelligently melds science, psychology and personal narratives to create a comprehensive overview of the current state of cancer research, medical treatments and management strategies. The manner in which the personal stories are woven throughout the book provides invaluable insights into the lived experiences of cancer sufferers and survivors. - Dr Sarah Francis, Director, Melbourne Mindfulness Institute The only book that truly makes sense of the complexities of cancer. Informative, jargon-free and practical. - Alexandra Stewart, CEO, Centre for Cancer Nutrition Description for Sales People A guide to cancer for patients, family, friends and survivors that includes the range of cutting-edge treatments now available and the ways that someone can build their own resilience after treatment or support someone else. This book demystifies cancer treatment and highlights the rate of progress the scientific and medical communities are making in their understanding of cancer and how best to treat it. Worldwide, an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and almost 10 million cancer deaths occurred in 2020 Australia consistently ranks in the top countries in the world for early detection and excellent treatment--they have the lowest cancer mortality rate in the world and our policy and planning infrastructure within our healthcare system comes out on top globally. Includes: the latest research on cancer treatments and how they can effectively be combined, including expert insights from international medicalprofessionals; case studies with chapters on psychosocial oncology and living with cancer, and tips on emotional and practical strategies evidence-based tips for those undergoing cancer treatment, and the friends and family who go on that journey with them; and exercising, eating well, complementary treatments, sleeping better and simple recipes and ideas for maximizing nutrition during treatment. Authors Tim and Jackey have combined information from Australia with studies and reports from around the world including the US to create a thorough yet easy to understand guide to cancer treatment today. Internationally renowned experts included in the book: Professor David Bowtell, co-Head of the Womens Cancer Program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Principal Investigator for the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Professor Jonathan Cebon, Head of the Cancer Immunobiology Program at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Dr Nils Lonberg, formerly Senior Vice President of Biologics Discovery and Head of Oncology Discovery at Bristol-Myers Squibb and member of the Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CIC) Steering Committee. Professor Steve Ellen, Director, Psychosocial Oncology Program and the Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Details ISBN1925927822 Short Title Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs Pages 280 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1925927822 ISBN-13 9781925927825 Format Paperback Imprint Wilkinson Publishing Country of Publication Australia NZ Release Date 2022-02-01 UK Release Date 2022-02-03 Author Jackey Coyle Publisher Wilkinson Publishing Publication Date 2022-02-01 Audience General Place of Publication Melbourne Subtitle Milestones, Lessons and Inspiration for Patients, Family, Friends and Survivors AU Release Date 2022-02-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161289418;

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