Author: Susannah L. Rose and Richard T. Hara

Whether you are a friend or relative of someone suffering from cancer, 100 Questions & Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer, Second Edition offers support. The only book available providing both the professional healthcare giver's and patient's views, it gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, home care, insurance, quality of life, and much more. Completely revised and updated, 100 Questions & Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for family and friends who are coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of cancer.

Table of contents

Part  1  The Basics 
Part  2  Managing Medical Treatment and Care
Part  3  Helping Your Loved One Cope
Part  4  Caring for Yourself
Part  5  Relationship and Family Issues
Part  6  Home Care, Medical Equipment, Placement, and Other Practical Matters
Part  7  Insurance Issues
Part  8  Work Concerns
Part  9  Emotional Reactions and Practical Concerns about Death and Dying

About the authors

Susannah L. Rose, MSSW, PhD, BA [Philosophy and Psychology], Furman University, 1996; MS in Social Work, Columbia University,1998, MS [Bioethics], Albany Medical Center/Union College, 2006; PhD in Health Policy, Harvard University, 2010. Ms. Rose worked at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City providing clinical services and conducting research for approximately eight years. At MSKCC, she specialised in clinical interventions for people with gastrointestinal cancers and their family members. She has recently completed her doctoral studies at Harvard University, specialising in health care policy and bioethics. She has written many other publications focusing on the psychosocial aspects of coping with cancer. 

Richard T. Hara, PhD, Director, Online Services, CancerCare, New York, New York.

This is a Jones & Bartlett title, distributed throughout Europe by Class Health.