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Winter 2011

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	100 Questions and Answers About Brain Tumors By Virginia Stark-Vance, M.D. and M.L. Dubay The authors discuss the latest information in brain tumor therapies. New illustrations throughout the book, from pathology to PET scans, help the reader gain a clear understanding of how brain tumors differ and why these differences are important in making treatment decisions.
	100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer Sensuality, Sexuality, and Intimacy By Michael L. Krychman, M.D., Susan Kellogg Spadt, Ph.D., C.R.N.P. & Sandra Finestone, Psy.D. Written by renowned female sexuality and breast cancer physicians, this book offers encouragement and reassurance to those strugging to strengthen and rebuild relationships during and after breast cancer treatment.
	Cancer Sourcebook for Women Edited by Karen Bellenir The fourth edition of this book includes basic consumer health information about gynecologic cancers and other cancers of special concern to women, including cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, lung, ovaries, thyroid, and uterus.
	100 Questions & Answers About Cancer Symptoms and Cancer Treatment Side Effects By Joanne Frankel Kelvin and Leslie B. Tyson This book provides authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about cancer symptoms and treatments.
	Definitive Guide to Cancer: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing By Lise N. Alschuler and Karolyn A. Gazella This book encourages you to take an integrative approach that embraces both alternative and conventional therapies across the spectrum of cancer prevention, treatment, and healing.
	Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Leukemia By Candis Morrison and Charles S. Hesdorffer Read this concise, easy-to-follow how-to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining leukemia treatment from start to finish.
	100 Questions & Answers About Lymphoma By Peter Holman, M.D. and Jodi Garrett, R.N. Written by a prominent hematologist/oncologist and an oncology nurse, this book offers real-life professional and personal insight into this condition and is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.
	Positive Results: Making the Best Decisions When You're at High Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer By Joi L. Morris and Ora K. Gordon, M.D. This unique and important guidebook is a single, comprehensive source of information and advice to help women (and some men) at high risk for breast and for ovarian cancer because of family history and genetic profile.
	Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Prostate Cancer By Arthur L. Burnett, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
	Reduce Your Cancer Risk: Twelve Steps to a Healthier Life By Barbara Boughton and Michael Stefanke, Ph.D. Co-published with the American Cancer Society, this book provides comprehensive information about how to reduce cancer risk organized around a 12-step action plan.
	100 Questions & Answers About Uterine Fibroids By Lloyd B. Greig, M.D. Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient or a loved one of someone with uterine fibroids, this book offers information and comfort. It is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil caused by this condition.

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