The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Kaposi's Sarcoma: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to kaposi's sarcoma, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on kaposi's sarcoma. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Kaposi's Sarcoma: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Kaposi's Sarcoma; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Kaposi's Sarcoma; Chapter 5. Books on Kaposi's Sarcoma; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Kaposi's Sarcoma; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 8. Dissertations on Kaposi's Sarcoma; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; KAPOSI'S SARCOMA GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Endotheliosarcoma, Multiple, idiopathic hemorrhagic sarcoma. This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to kaposi's sarcoma (also Endotheliosarcoma; Multiple, idiopathic hemorrhagic sarcoma), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, governm