Living and Thriving with Lung Cancer

This patient handbook has been written by clinical experts to help you in your battle with lung cancer. This is a book designed for patients with cancer, or for family members or friends of loved ones with cancer. As cancer therapies evolve, it is important for each patient and their family members to be aware of the resources available to them. If you, a close family member, or close friend has been diagnosed with lung cancer, you probably have 1000 questions floating around in your head; like how this illness will be treated, how you will feel, how this will affect your family and your work, and what should you do next. Any cancer diagnosis has an impact on many aspects of life. This is a fact for everyone. The goal of this book is to provide you with knowledge about your diagnosis and to assist in clarifying procedures, alleviate fears, and optimize your treatment. This book has been written in such a way that it will provide rapid assistance to you or your loved ones when searching for answers to common questions. It provides descriptions of common diagnostic tests and symptoms of the diagnosis. In addition, this text describes common surgical, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments. In addition to the descriptions of modern therapies, this book contains a guide to healthy nutrition, suggestions to dealing with the stress of a cancer diagnosis, as well as a journal section to document the details of your cancer diagnosis and treatment. Many people and resources are available to assist you with your cancer journey.