The Royal Society of Medicine Your Guide to Bowel Cancer

Summary:
The Royal Society of Medicine Your Guide to Bowel Cancer is the patient's ultimate tool to understanding their illness, discovering invaluable advice, and empowering them to make informed choices and to regain control of their life.
Written by the top UK expert in this field, this is an easy-to-read guide to bowel cancer - most importantly explaining how to recognise the symptoms and seek treatment for this eminently curable but little-discussed condition. The book explains the structure of the bowel and the nature of cancer, before outlining what the symptoms are and when to go and seek help. It will then accompany the patient and carer every step of the way, through different treatment and surgical options all the way to after-care and rehabilitation. Fully endorsed and supported by the Bobby Moore Fund and Cancer Research UK, this friendly and straightforward guide gives the reassurance and information you seek when you need it the most.

• The jargon-free writing style and the many informative and attractive features of the book will ensure that it guides, supports and informs the reader at all times.
• The only and ultimate source of information that a patient or carer will need to read and refer to throughout the illness.
• Written by Professor John Northover, a highly regarded expert on bowel cancer, with vast experience and knowledge.
• Having been edited and approved by The Royal Society of Medicine, this book is THE reliable authority on bowel cancer.
• Endorsed by The Bobby Moore Fund - an added seal of approval. For each book sold we will donate 50p to this charity.

Table of Contents:
The bowel: what it is and what it does
What is ‘cancer’?
The causes of bowel cancer
Prevention and screening in bowel cancer
The symptoms of bowel cancer and when to go to the doctor
Seeking medical help
Surgery for bowel cancer
Other treatments: radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and lasers
After-care
Postscript
Index

About the Author(s):
Professor John Northover is Consultant Surgeon for Intestinal and Colorectal Disorders, and Director of the Cancer Research UK Colorectal Cancer Unit at St Mark's Hospital, London. An internationally recognized authority on bowel cancer, he is also a member of the Surgical Research Society and the British Society of Gastroenterology

Readership:
Essential reading for anyone who has bowel cancer or those close to a person with the illness who want to understand more.

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