Dr. Lacouture's Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer

Dr. Lacouture's Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer
- Detailed suggestions for preparing for and managing these complications
- Medically accurate, full-color drawings that help patients learn how to monitor for skin changes
- Numerous tables and figures for quick reference information
- Expert recommendations of available patient Web resources
- Q&A's of questions regularly posed to dermatologists by people living with cancer
More people than ever before are living with and surviving cancer. However, the human cost of life-saving cancer treatment may be unexpected side effects to the skin, hair, and nails. How can patients navigate these changes without affecting their treatment, their appearance, or even their sense of who they are? Dr. Lacouture's Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer is the first book written by a board-certified dermatologist to help patients care for treatment-associated skin, hair, and nail toxicities, which can range from mild and annoying to serious enough to affect health, treatment, and quality of life. In this book, Dr. Mario Lacouture discusses a number of side effects that may rise from chemotherapy, biologic therapy, radiation therapy, stem-cell transplants, and other tools in the fight against cancer. He offers a number of practical suggestions that are useful to people living with cancer, including preparation for the rash, itching, or dry skin that may come with treatment; care for the fingernails, and suggested products that will contribute to their health; awareness of the risks for hair loss, and resources that patients may need to cope; suggested moisturizers and cosmetics that are appropriate for patients' use; and specific information for survivors. Written by one of the foremost experts in the dermatologic side effects of cancer treatments, Dr. Lacouture's Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer offers patients clear information and practical suggestions for preventing, treating, and living through these changes during their cancer journey.
Country USA
Manufacturer Harborside Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780615452265
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Harborside Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780615452265
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Dr. Lacouture's Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer

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