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Humanizing Brain Tumors – Strategies for You and Your Physician

Soma Sengupta author Jonathan A Forbes author Abdelkader Mahammedi author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Cincinnati Press

Published:8th Jul '22

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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Three practicing doctors present the stories of nine individuals diagnosed with brain tumors.
 
Humanizing Brain Tumors details the lived experiences of patients and their loved ones, from the presentation of symptoms to diagnosis and treatment. These nine test cases and the accompanying compendium offer insight and guidance to anyone living with, caring for, or treating those with brain tumors. Written with a humanistic, yet realistic touch, the authors have created a resource that reminds readers of the important partnership between doctors, patients, and caregivers.
 
This collection delves into our modern understanding of brain tumors, using clinical presentation to illustrate the patient experience and summarize methods of treatment. Imagery, including both MRI scans and medical illustrations, facilitates a vivid description of neuroanatomy. Providing a concise description of modern forms of treatment for patients affected with brain tumors, this book presents a patient-centric perspective.

Humanizing Brain Tumors will appeal to the hundreds of thousands of patients and their loved ones who are affected by brain tumors every year.

"A very readable book filled with stories of real people with brain tumors and their responses to treatments. Kudos to the editors. They have produced a small book that is easy to read and transmits lots of information in an interesting way."  * Louis R. Caplan, MD, Harvard Medical School *
"While the book sheds light on the medical procedures, it never loses sight of the patients and their families, such as the unwavering support of a distraught husband, or the comforting presence of pets. One of the ideas the authors want to illustrate is that 'it takes a village to treat a patient'. . . . Humanization begins at the frontier of technical medicine, where human beings have to face the trials and tribulations of life." * Metascience *

ISBN: 9781947603608

Dimensions: 227mm x 156mm x 11mm

Weight: 286g

130 pages