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Positive Options for Colorectal Cancer.


Positive Options For Colorectal Cancer colorectal cancer

Malignant tumour of the large intestine (colon) or rectum. Risk factors include age (after age 50), family history of colorectal cancer, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, benign polyps, physical inactivity, and a diet high in fat.
 

Carol Ann Larson

Hunter House Hunter House is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island. It is located at 54 Washington Street.

The architecture of Hunter House is Georgian Colonial. This large 2-1/2 story house has a balustraded gambrel roof and heavy stud construction.
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0897934466 $12.95 1-800-266-5592 www.hunterhouse.com

Endorsed by Advocates for Colorectal Education, Positive Options For Colorectal Cancer: Self-Help And Treatment is a straightforward repository of information about colorectal cancer-- its symptoms, tests that can detect it, basic information for making decisions about treatment, including chemotherapy, surgery, and alternative treatments, possible complications, lessons learned by cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with  and more. An absolute "must-read" for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer and family members who need to know more about what is going on, and a welcome supplement to help the reader understand one's doctor better.
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Title Annotation:Positive Options for Colorectal Cancer: Self-Help and Treatment
Author:Buhle, Willis M.
Publication:Reviewer's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Oct 1, 2005
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