The Official Patient's Sourcebook On Bladder Cancer: A Revised And Updated 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 bladder 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 bladder cancer. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Bladder Cancer: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Bladder Cancer; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Bladder Cancer; Chapter 5. Patents on Bladder Cancer; Chapter 6. Books on Bladder Cancer; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Bladder Cancer; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Bladder Cancer; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Bladder Cancer; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; BLADDER CANCER GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Bladder carcinoma, Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.