Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Leukemia

TITLE......Page 3
COPYRIGHT......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 9
INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK TO YOUR BENEFIT......Page 11
CHAPTER 1 FIRST STEPS—I’VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA......Page 13
CHAPTER 2 MY TEAM—MEETING YOUR TREATMENT TEAM......Page 31
CHAPTER 3 TAKING ACTION—COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS......Page 41
CHAPTER 4 BE PREPARED—THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT......Page 83
CHAPTER 5 STRAIGHT TALK—COMMUNICATIONS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS......Page 99
CHAPTER 6 MAINTAINING BALANCE—WORK AND LIFE DURING TREATMENT......Page 107
CHAPTER 7 SURVIVING LEUKEMIA—RE-ENGAGING IN MIND AND BODY HEALTH AFTER TREATMENT......Page 113
CHAPTER 8 MANAGING RISK—WHAT IF MY CANCER COMES BACK?......Page 123
CHAPTER 9 MY CANCER ISN’T CURABLE—WHAT NOW?......Page 129
CHAPTER 10 LEUKEMIA IN OLDER ADULTS......Page 133
CHAPTER 11 TRUSTED RESOURCES—FINDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LEUKEMIA AND ITS TREATMENT......Page 151
INFORMATION ABOUT JOHNS HOPKINS......Page 161
FURTHER READING......Page 163
GLOSSARY......Page 165
INDEX......Page 173