PathfinderChemotherapy

a guide to finding library materials

What is chemotherapy?treatment of a disease with drugs or other agents; most often used in reference tocancer therapy. One drug or several drugs in combination may be used. The choiceof which drug or drugs to use depends on: type of cancer, location, stage as well asthe age, health status and wishes of the patient.

BOOKS

57 Good Things about Chemotherapy QZ 267 K14rAbout my Hair: a journey to recovery QZ 267 M374aChemo Chic QZ 267 K63cChemotherapy & Radiation for Dummies QZ 267 L995cEverything You Need to Know about Chemotherapy QZ 267 A317eExercises for Chemotherapy Patients QZ 267 R139eConsumers Guide to Cancer Drugs QZ 267 W682cCoping with Chemotherapy QZ 267 B894cCoping with Chemotherapy QZ 267 G321cCoping with Chemotherapy & Radiation QZ 267 C966cCoping with Prednisone & other Cortisone-related Medicines QZ 267 Z94cI’d Rather Do Chemo than Clean Out the Garage QZ 267 D574iThe Journey to Recovery: a complete guide to cancer

chemotherapy QZ 267 F931jKemo Shark QZ 267 K52kMaking the Chemotherapy Decision QZ 267 D795mManaging the Side Effects of Chemotherapy & Radiation QZ 267 D639mPatient Education Guide to Oncology Drugs QZ 267 W682pWhere have my Eyebrows Gone? QZ 267 M133w

Here are a few titles on this topic you will find in the Junior Board Cancer ResourceLibrary.

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Cancer Wellness: chemotherapy QZ 267 C215Guided Imagery for People Undergoing Chemotherapy QZ 267 N1951fMeditation to help you with fatigue WB 880 N195m

WEB RESOURCES

Chemocarehttp://www.chemocare.com/

Content provided by Cleveland Clinic.

Christiana Care’s Cancer Resource Library’s Web Pages on Cancer Treatmenthttp://www.christianacare.org/body.cfm?id=636

FDA on Approved Oncology Drugshttp://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer/approved.htm

MEDLINEplus on Chemotherapyhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancerchemotherapy.htmlMEDLINEplus on Drug Informationhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.htmlMEDLINEplus Tutorial on Chemotherapyhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/chemotherapyintroduction.html

National Cancer Institutehttp://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/treatment/types-of-treatment

Part of the National Institutes of Health, this website provides information on all treatment options.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/cancer/cancer.html

Under “Treatments,” scroll down to “Chemotherapy.”NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text consumer health information that is accurate, timely, rele-vant, and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish.

NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALSIn our library, all periodicals are located on the slanted display shelves. They are arranged inalphabetical order.

Junior Board Cancer Resource Library 302-623-4580

VIDEOS

Chemotherapy & Radiation for Cancer Treatment QZ 267 C517Chemotherapy: an introduction to treatment QZ 267 C5178Chemotherapy Side Effects(breast cancer) WP 870 C517Improving the Chemotherapy Experience QZ 267 I34Realities of Chemotherapy QZ 267 R288WomenStories video series (breast cancer) WP 870 B82827