The official patient's sourcebook on adrenocortical carcinoma

@Team LiB......Page 0
Copyright Notice......Page 3
Acknowledgements......Page 4
About the Editors......Page 5
About ICON Health Publications......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 7
Overview......Page 11
Scope......Page 13
Moving Forward......Page 14
PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 17
Overview......Page 19
What Is Adrenocortical Carcinoma?......Page 21
Stages of Cancer of the Adrenal Cortex......Page 22
How Is Cancer of the Adrenal Cortex Treated?......Page 23
Treatment by Stage......Page 24
To Learn More......Page 25
About PDQ......Page 26
More Guideline Sources......Page 28
Vocabulary Builder......Page 30
Associations and Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 33
Cancer Support Groups......Page 35
The Cancer Information Service......Page 37
Finding Cancer Resources in Your Community......Page 40
Finding Doctors Who Specialize in Cancer Care......Page 44
Selecting Your Doctor......Page 46
Working with Your Doctor......Page 47
Finding a Cancer Treatment Facility......Page 48
Vocabulary Builder......Page 50
Overview......Page 51
Recent Trials on Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 54
Benefits and Risks......Page 55
Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage......Page 58
Clinical Trials and Medicare Coverage......Page 61
Increasing the Likelihood of Insurance Coverage for Trials......Page 63
If Your Insurance Claim Is Denied after the Trial Has Begun......Page 64
Where Else Can I Turn for Assistance?......Page 65
More Information Resources......Page 66
Government Initiatives to Expand Insurance Coverage for
Trials......Page 67
Keeping Current on Clinical Trials......Page 68
General References......Page 69
Vocabulary Builder......Page 70
PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND
ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 71
The Combined Health Information Database......Page 73
Federally Funded Research on Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 74
E-Journals: PubMed Central......Page 75
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 76
Vocabulary Builder......Page 94
Overview......Page 97
Patents on Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 98
Patent Applications on Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 99
Keeping Current......Page 100
The National Library of Medicine Book Index......Page 101
General Home References......Page 102
Vocabulary Builder......Page 104
NIH Guidelines......Page 105
What Is Adrenocortical Carcinoma?......Page 106
Cellular Classification......Page 107
Stage Information......Page 108
TNM Definitions......Page 109
Treatment Option Overview......Page 110
Stage II Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 111
Stage III Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 112
Stage IV Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 113
Recurrent Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 115
NIH Databases......Page 116
The Genome Project and Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 120
Specialized References......Page 124
Vocabulary Builder......Page 125
PART III. APPENDICES......Page 127
Overview......Page 129
Your Medications: The Basics......Page 130
Learning More about Your Medications......Page 132
Commercial Databases......Page 133
Drug Development and Approval......Page 134
Understanding the Approval Process for New Cancer Drugs......Page 135
The Role of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)......Page 136
Getting Drugs to Patients Who Need Them......Page 139
Contraindications and Interactions (Hidden Dangers)......Page 141
A Final Warning......Page 142
Vocabulary Builder......Page 143
Overview......Page 145
What Is CAM?......Page 146
What Are the Domains of Alternative Medicine?......Page 147
Finding CAM References on Adrenocortical Carcinoma......Page 152
Additional Web Resources......Page 155
General References......Page 156
Preparation......Page 159
Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 160
Your Rights as a Patient......Page 167
Patient Responsibilities......Page 171
Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 172
Medicare and Medicaid......Page 174
Financial Assistance for Cancer Care......Page 178
NORD’s Medication Assistance Programs......Page 180
Vocabulary Builder......Page 181
ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 183
Online Dictionary Directories......Page 191
ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA
GLOSSARY......Page 193
General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 201
INDEX......Page 203