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Cancer in pregnancy and lactation : the Motherisk guide / by Koren, Gideon,1947-; Lishner, M.(Michael); Motherisk Program.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Tali Schechter and Ronen Loebstein; 22. Lactation and cancer chemotherapy / Taro Kamiya and Shinya Ito; 23. Breast cancer and pregnancy : critical review of the effects of prior and subsequent pregnancy on the prognosis of young women with breast tumor / Nava Siegelmann-Danieli and Ronen Loebstein; 24. Effects of the placenta of metastatic breast cancer / Shelly Tartakover-Matalon, Liat Drucker, and Michael Lishner.Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Specific Tumors During Pregnancy: 1. Bone malignancies in pregnancy / Michael Lishner and Alla Osadchy; 2. Breast cancer and pregnancy / Liat Mlynarsky and Michael Lishner; 3. Cervical cancer during pregnancy / Asnat Walfisch; 4. Hepatocellular carcinoma / Parvaneh Yazdani-Brojeni and Michael Lishner; 5. Hodgkin's lymphoma in pregnancy / David Pereg and Michael Lishner; 6. Intracranial tumours in pregnancy / Michael Lishner and Geert W. 't Jong; 7. The treatment of acute and chronic leukemia during pregnancy / Tali Shapira-Rotenberg and Michael Lishner; 8. Lung cancer and pregnancy / Hisaki Fujii; 9. Malignant melanoma and pregnancy / Michael Lishner and Michael P. Tan; 10. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma during pregnancy / David Pereg and Michael Lishner; 11. Ovarian tumors and pregnancy / Rinat Hackmon; 12. Thyroid cancer and pregnancy / Michael P. Tan; Part II. Fetal Effects of Cancer Treatments and Interventions: 13. Pregnancy and radiation / Eyal Fenig; 14. Chemotherapy during pregnancy / Israel Mazin, David Pereg, and Michael Lishner; 15. Non-obstetrical surgical interventions during pregnancy / Bi Lan Wo, Angela Mazzolli, and Alon Shrim; Part III. Management of Maternal Complications During Treatment: 16. Management of complications associated with cancer or antineoplastic treatment during pregnancy / Michael P. Tan; 17. Management of nutritional problems in the pregnant cancer patient / Deborah A. Kennedy; 18. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting / Caroline Maltepe; 19. Fertility considerations and methods of fertility preservation in patients undergoing treatment for cancer / Avi Leader; Part IV. Long Term Effects of In Utero Exposure on Children: 20. Long term neurodevelopment of children exposed in utero to treatment for maternal cancer / Irena Nulman, Claire Tobias, and Elizabeth Uleryk; 21. Fertility of children exposed in utero to chemotherapy /"Cancer in pregnancy presents physicians with a serious and ethical challenge, yet the sources of concise data and guidance for the management of this disease are scarce. The Motherisk program, based at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, is dedicated to addressing this problem. Cancer in Pregnancy and Lactation : The Motherisk Guide tackles this subject by providing evidence-based information needed to address the complex issues of maternal diagnosis, management, treatment, prognosis and long-term impact on the unborn child. Based on the research by members of the international Consortium of Cancer in Pregnancy Evidence (CCoPE) this book provides physicians with the core knowledge required to make sound clinical decisions in the face of sometimes conflicting interests. Co-edited by recognized experts in the field with over 25 years' experience, this comprehensive volume is essential reading for all maternal-fetal medicine physicians, obstetricians, neonatologists, oncologists and pharmacologists"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Cancer in pregnancy.; Fetus; Lactation; Pregnancy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Little earthquakes : a memoir / by Mandel, Sarah,author.(CARDINAL)869102;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261).Discovering she had stage four breast cancer while pregnant with her second baby, a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma, after receiving good news, was unable to celebrate due to being frozen in a dissociated state and used the "narrative therapy" she used with her patients to navigate her own trauma.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Autobiographies.; Mandel, Sarah; Cancer in pregnancy.; Cancer; Narrative therapy.; Pregnant women;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Women's health concerns sourcebook : basic consumer health information about breast and gynecological conditions, menopause, sexuality and female sexual dysfunction, birth control, infertility, pregnancy, common cancers in women, cardiovascular disease, mental health, and chronic disorders that affect women disproportionally, including gastrointestinal disorders, thyroid disease, urinary tract disorders, osteoporosis, chronic pain, and migraines; along with an introduction to the female body, information on maintaining wellness and avoiding risk factors for disease, a glossary, and a directory of resources for additional help and information. by Omnigraphics, Inc.,issuing body.(CARDINAL)203262;
"Provides consumer health information about conditions and disorders that affect women, along with facts about recommended health screenings and tips on avoiding risk factors to maintain wellness. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Women; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The complete guide to breast cancer : how to feel empowered and take control / by Greenhalgh, Trisha,author.(CARDINAL)785982; Ball, Elizabeth,1974-author.(CARDINAL)831296;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Joining the cancer club -- Breast cancer: an overview -- Learning more -- Coping emotionally with cancer -- Sharing the news -- The science of breast cancer treatment -- Breast and armpit surgery -- Breast reconstruction -- Having an operation -- Chemotherapy -- Herceptin and other targeted therapies -- Radiotherapy -- Hormone therapy and ovarian suppression -- Where to get support -- Coping with changes to your body -- Treatment-induced menopause and infertility -- Relationships and sex -- Staying healthy during and after treatment -- Breast cancer during pregnancy -- Breast cancer in men -- Breast cancer in LGBT+ people -- Breast cancer in older people -- Secondary (metastatic) breast cancer -- Moving forward."The book you can trust to answer all your questions and support you at every stage. Professor Trisha Greenhalgh and Dr Liz O'Riorden are themselves breast cancer survivors and between them they have had every kind of treatment for primary breast cancer. They are also outstanding doctors, with Trisha Greenhalgh being the author of the world's bestselling evidence-based medicine book and Liz O'Riorden a breast cancer surgeon. The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer brings together all the knowledge they have gathered as patients and as doctors to give you and your family a trusted, thorough and current source of information. Designed to make you an expert patient, it goes right through from diagnosis and treatment to life after breast cancer and managing the fear of recurrence. Packed full of all the things the authors wished they'd known when they were diagnosed, this is the only book you will ever need to read on breast cancer. 'A much needed guide which is both humane and based on robust evidence.' - Macmillan Cancer Support.
Subjects: Breast; Breast.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A woman's concise guide to common medical tests / by Moore, Michele.(CARDINAL)659311; De Costa, Caroline,1947-(CARDINAL)660610;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is a screening test? -- The annual physical exam -- Pap smears -- Colposcopy -- Screening for breast cancer -- Screening for colon cancer -- Screening for diabetes -- Screening for heart disease -- Screening and testing for communicable disease -- Screening for bone loss -- Vision screening -- Screening in older women -- Screening in pregnancy -- What's left out and why -- Genetic screening -- Laboratory tests -- The positive side of prevention.
Subjects: Diagnosis; Medical screening; Periodic health examinations; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Cancer sourcebook : basic consumer health information about major forms and stages of cancer, featuring facts about head and neck cancers, lung cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, genito-urinary cancers, lymphomas, blood cell cancers, endrocrine cancers, skin cancers, bone cancers, metastic cancers and more : along with facts about cancer treatments, cancer risks and prevention, a glossary of related terms, statistical data, and a directory of resources for additional information / by Jones, Keith,editor.(CARDINAL)731524;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Part 1: Cancer Overview: -- Cancer defined -- Cancer classification -- Cancer symptoms -- Metastatic cancer -- Cancer clusters -- Part 2: Risk Factors And Cancer Prevention: -- Factors that are known to increase the risk of cancer -- Cigarette smoking -- Light cigarettes and cancer risk -- Cigar smoking and cancer -- Secondhand smoke and cancer -- Smokeless tobacco and cancer -- Asbestos exposure and cancer -- Cancer risks associated with pregnancy, contraceptives, and menopausal hormones: -- Reproductive history and breast cancer risk -- Oral contraceptives and cancer risk -- Menopausal hormone use -- Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and cancer -- HIV infection and cancer -- HPV and cancer -- Helicobacter pylori and cancer -- Cell phones and cancer risk -- Magnetic field exposure and cancer -- Accidents at nuclear power plants and cancer risks -- Radon and cancer -- Cancer prevention overview -- Diet factors: -- Guide to healthy eating and cooking methods -- Antioxidants and cancer prevention -- Cancer screening --Part 3: Cancer Types: -- Neurological cancers: -- Adult brain tumors -- Childhood brain and spinal cord tumors -- Neuroblastoma -- Pituitary tumors -- Head and neck cancer: -- Laryngeal cancer -- Lip and oral cavity cancer -- Metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary -- Thyroid cancer -- Respiratory/thoracic cancer: -- Non-small cell lung cancer -- Small cell lung cancer -- Malignant mesothelioma -- Thymoma and Thymic carcinoma -- Breast cancer -- Gastrointestinal/digestive cancer: -- Gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor -- Esophageal cancer -- Adult primary liver cancer -- Extrahepatic bile duct cancer -- Gall bladder cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (Islet Cell Tumors) -- Small intestine cancer -- Colon cancer -- Rectal cancer -- Anal cancer -- Genito-urinary cancers: -- Urethral cancer -- Bladder cancer -- Penile cancer -- Testicular cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Gynecological cancers: -- Ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer -- Ovarian low malignant potential tumors -- Endometrial cancer -- Gestational trophoblastic disease -- Cervical cancer -- Vaginal cancer -- Vulvar cancer -- Germ cell cancer: -- Childhood Extracranial germ cell tumor -- Extragonadal germ cell tumor -- Ovarian germ cell tumor -- Musculo-skeletal cancer: -- Bone cancer -- Ewing sarcoma -- Osteosarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone -- Rhabdomyosarcoma, childhood -- Soft tissue sarcoma -- Skin cancer: -- Skin cancer -- Melanoma -- Merkel cell carcinoma -- Kaposi sarcoma -- HIV-related cancer: -- AIDS-related lymphoma -- Cancer of unknown primaries: -- Carcinoma of unknown primary -- Leukemia: -- Adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Lymphoma: -- Primary CNS lymphoma -- Adult Hodgkin lymphoma -- Adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- Other types of hematological cancer: --Chromic myeloproliferative neoplasms -- Langerhans cell histiocytosis -- Plasma cell neoplasms -- Myeloidysplastic syndrome -- Part 4: Cancer Detection And Diagnosis: -- Cancer staging -- Computed tomography (CT) scans and cancer -- Mammograms -- BRCA1 and BRCA2: cancer risk and genetic testing -- Genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromes -- Pap and HPV testing -- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy -- Tests to detect colorectal cancer and polyps -- Tumor grade -- Tumor markers -- Understanding laboratory tests -- Part 5: Cancer Treatment: -- Chemotherapy: -- Questions and answers about chemotherapy -- Tips for meeting with your Doctor or Nurse -- Your feelings during chemotherapy -- Side effects and ways to manage them -- Foods to help with side effects -- Radiation therapy: -- Questions and answers about radiation therapy -- External beam radiation therapy -- Internal radiation therapy -- Your feelings during radiation therapy -- Radiation therapy side effects -- List of foods and liquids -- Biological therapy -- Targeted cancer therapies -- Hyperthermia in cancer treatment -- Lasers in cancer treatment -- Photodynamic therapy for cancer -- Cancer vaccines -- Complementary and alternative therapies for cancer: -- Acupuncture -- Botanicals/herbal products -- Mind-body therapies and massage -- Nutritional therapies -- Pharmacologic treatments -- Cancer treatment scams -- Part 6: Copying With Cancer: -- Cancer treatment side effects -- Cardiopulmonary syndromes -- Nutrition in cancer care -- Oral complications of chemotherapy and head/neck radiation -- Part 7: Research And Clinical Trials: -- Cancer clinical trials -- Cancer clinical trials at the NIH clinical center -- Donating tissues for cancer research --Part 8: Trends And Statistics: -- Cancer statistics -- Cancer statistics-an overview -- Statistic-common caner types -- Statistics-age, gender, ethnicity -- Cancer health disparities -- Part 9: Additional Help And Information: -- National organizations offering cancer-related services -- Glossary of terms relating to cancer -- Index.Cancer Sourcebook, Seventh Edition provides updated information about common types of cancer affecting the head, neck, central nervous system, endocrine system, lungs, digestive and urinary tracts, blood cells, immune system, skin, bones, and other body systems. It explains how people can reduce their risk of cancer by adopting a healthy lifestyle, addressing issues related to cancer risk, and taking advantage of screening exams. Various treatment choices-including surgery, chemotherapy radiation therapy, and biological therapies- are discussed. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms, a directory of national cancer organizations, and suggestions for finding community-based resources.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Cancer; Cancer;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The complete thyroid book / by Ain, Kenneth B.(CARDINAL)470287; Rosenthal, M. Sara.(CARDINAL)376045;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-345) and index.What is the thyroid, and what does it do? -- Tests and labs : diagnosing thyroid disease -- Hypothyroidism : the most common problem -- Too much thyroid hormone : thyrotoxicosis -- Hashimoto's thyroiditis and other types of thyroiditis -- Graves' disease -- Goiter : an enlarged thyroid gland -- Thyroid nodules -- Thyroid cancer -- Thyroid hormone : the inside scoop -- Other drugs used in thyroid disease -- Radioactive iodine therapy -- Thyroid disease in pregnancy and after delivery -- Thyroid disease during menopause -- Thyroid disease in infants and children -- Thyroid disease and obesity -- Thyroid disease in older individuals -- Thyroid hormone resistance and rare genetic disorders of the thyroid -- Thyroid misconceptions and misinformation -- Special diets for thyroid disease and healthy eating -- Making an informed decision -- Complementary therapies for thyroid patients -- Coping with thyroid eye disease -- Coping with depression and anxiety -- Coping with heart disease -- Coping with fatigue.
Subjects: Thyroid gland;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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The complete thyroid book / by Ain, Kenneth B.(CARDINAL)470287; Rosenthal, M. Sara.(CARDINAL)376045;
MARCIVE 9/01/11Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-358) and index.What is the thyroid, and what does it do? -- Tests and labs: diagnosing thyroid disease -- Hypothyroidism: the most common problem -- Too much thyroid hormone: Thyrotoxicosis -- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and other types of thyroiditis -- Graves' Disease -- Goiter: an enlarged thyroid gland -- Thyroid nodules -- Thyroid cancer -- Thyroid hormone: the inside scoop -- Other drugs used in thyroid disease -- Radioactive iodine therapy -- Thyroid disease in pregnancy and after delivery -- Thyroid disease during menopause -- Thyroid disease in infants and children -- Thyroid disease and obesity -- Thyroid disease in older individuals -- Thyroid hormone resistance and rare genetic disorders of the thyroid -- Thyroid misconceptions and misinformation -- Special diets for thyroid disease and healthy eating -- Making an informed decision -- Coping with thyroid eye disease -- Coping with depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders -- Coping with heart disease -- Coping with fatigue -- Thyroid and public health.A guide to thyroid disease that covers diagnosis, different conditions, special populations, treatment options, complications, nutrition, environmental issues, and other related topics.
Subjects: Thyroid gland;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Halfway to forever / [large print] / by Kingsbury, Karen.(CARDINAL)341094;
Matt and Hannah risk losing another daughter as they invest their emotions in a risky adoption, and Tanner dreads losing Jade when brain cancer threatens her first pregnancy. Kingsbury's latest heart-wringing novel tells of two familiar, beloved couples learning to depend on God daily, regardless of trials and troubles that mark the path halfway to forever.
Subjects: Large print books.; Christian fiction.; Fiction.; Adoption; Pregnant women; Brain;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 18
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A fall together [Large Print] / by O'Neill, Jennifer,1948-author.(CARDINAL)381854;
"Real life, with its greatest hurts and grandest dreams, is the basis for Circle of Friends, Just off Main, a deeply engaging women's fiction series by actress Jennifer O'Neill. Book one, A Fall Together, introduces the quintet of primary female characters. Varied in age, ethnicity, and economic status, they are united by their small town citizenship, their spiritual crossroads, and the determination to take on their personal issues with hope. In this season of the faith journey, they laugh, cry, and pray together through a teenage pregnancy, breast cancer, a troubled exhusband, and other major matters of the heart."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Christian fiction.; Fiction.; Female friendship; Spiritual life; Chick lit; Women's friendships.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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