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Managing the Side Effects of
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

Marylin J. Dodd
ISBN:  0-943671-20-5  •  2001

$20.00

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The book you need before or during chemotherapy and radiation.

If you experience nausea, fatigue, mouth ulcers--or any other unwelcome side effect of chemotherapy or radiation therapy--this book can help you cope more effectively with your treatment.

This comprehensive and authoritative new edition:

• Lists over 70 chemotherapy agents and potential side effects, signs, and symptoms
• Describes side effects associated with radiation therapy
• Gives specific suggestions for dealing with each side effect
• Advises when to contact a physician or nurse about a particular symptom
• Includes nutritional advice for cancer patients
• Provides a Self-Care Behavior Log with worksheets for help in talking with physicians or nurses

(See below for Reviews.)

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Related Links

◊  Honor Society:  Episteme Award to M. Dodd
     http://pub.ucsf.edu/today/news.php?news_id=200512082

◊  Faculty Profile - Marylin J. Dodd
     http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/www/ffdodd.htm

◊  Oncology Nursing Society
     http://www.ons.org

About the Author

Marylin J. Dodd, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN.
Dr. Dodd holds the Sharon A. Lamb Chair in Nursing and is Director of the Research Center for Symptom Management and also has served as Acting Dean at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing.

She was recently awarded The Baxter International Foundation's prestigious Episteme Award presented during the 38th Biennial Convention, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society; and is a recipient of the Oncology Nursing Society/Schering Excellence in Research Award.

She has published more than 75 papers, mostly in the area of symptom management in cancer patients.

Her book, Managing the Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy, is cited by professionals and patient advocacy groups as the definitive source of information to support the care of cancer patients.

Dr. Dodd provides important liaison to both cancer patient advocacy groups as well professional organizations such as the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).

Reviews 

"I was just thinking to myself what a tough week I'm having (I'm losing my hair) when I came home to find this wonderful book to help me cope. All of chemo's 'greatest hits' are here, the drugs I'm on. This book is concise and wonderful."

- Lynne, cancer survivor

"Here it is, a consumer's guidebook you wish you didn't need but a must have when you do. Packed full of scientific-based, practical information, it helps answer your questions. You will reach for this easy-to-use book again and again, as my brother in treatment and his family did."

- Betty S. Furuta, RN, MSN, Professor of Nursing,
   Kurashiki, Okayama-ken, Japan

"This text is highly recommended for patients and families and would be a good resource for healthcare providers to distribute to all patients initiating cancer treatment . . . . "

- Oncology Nursing Forum

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