Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Kidney Cancer (Johns Hopkins Medicine)

The Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Kidney Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining kidney cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK TO YOUR BENEFIT......Page 10 CHAPTER 1 FIRST STEPS—I’VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY CANCER......Page 12 CHAPTER 2 MY TEAM—MEETING YOUR TREATMENT TEAM......Page 26 CHAPTER 3 TAKING ACTION—COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS......Page 38 CHAPTER 4 BE PREPARED—THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT......Page 56 CHAPTER 5 STRAIGHT TALK—COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS......Page 72 CHAPTER 6 MAINTAINING BALANCE—WORK AND LIFE DURING TREATMENT......Page 78 CHAPTER 7 SURVIVING KIDNEY CANCER—RE-ENGAGING IN MIND AND BODY HEALTH AFTER TREATMENT......Page 86 CHAPTER 8 MANAGING RISK—WHAT IF MY CANCER COMES BACK?......Page 94 CHAPTER 9 MY CANCER ISN’T CURABLE—WHAT NOW?......Page 98 CHAPTER 10 KIDNEY CANCER IN OLDER ADULTS......Page 104 CHAPTER 11 TRUSTED RESOURCES—FINDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT KIDNEY CANCER AND ITS TREATMENT......Page 118 INFORMATION ABOUT JOHNS HOPKINS......Page 122 FURTHER READING......Page 124 GLOSSARY......Page 126 INDEX......Page 138

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Kidney Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining kidney cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

A guide to kidney cancer treatment that explains the process from preparation to managing risk, handling side effects, and communicating with family, friends, and coworkers