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A resource for caregivers who are tending cancer patients in the home environment provides step-by-step recommendations for such issues as maintaining one's own quality of life, helping patients to manage treatment side effects and obtaining help from available community agencies. Original.
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Winner: 2012 Living Now Book Award, Gold: Caregiving; 2012 National Indie Excellence Award, Cancer; 2012 Apex Grand Winner, Books, Manuals, and Reports; 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist: Health/Wellness; 2012 IPPY Independent Publishers Group Award, Bronze; 2011 USA Best Books Award, Health: Cancer; 2011 USA Best Books Award, Health: Medical Reference ''' Updated to provide the latest information, techniques, resources, and insights into caregiving, this practical guide offers manageable solutions to the many conditions and situations caregivers may face. From physical and emotional conditions, to dealing with health care providers and insurance carriers this resource helps teach caregivers to take care of their own needs as well as those of the person with cancer. Offering thorough, concise checklists, questions to ask the doctor, signs and symptoms to note, and where and when to turn for more help, this reference includes a comprehensive list of specific resources, as well as a large glossary of terms.
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