Once you or your loved one receives a diagnosis of mesothelioma, garnering help and support with mesothelioma becomes of paramount importance. You must gain a solid understanding of your cancer, including mesothelioma treatment options. Finding a resource that provides all the varying types of information on mesothelioma can be difficult. However, you can find help and support at Mesothelioma Family Resource Center.
While there is no shortage of data written about mesothelioma, the following list of books was compiled to provide you with resources and help you gather mesothelioma facts and garner support. Mesothelioma Family Resource Center does not endorse any of the following books. The list is simply to assist you in learning about mesothelioma and asbestos cancer.
Books on Cancer & Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma by multiple authors
Description: Mesothelioma used to be a rare disease, but because of the widespread use of asbestos it has now been described as an epidemic around the world. The disease has proven exceptionally resistant to common forms of treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery). Mesothelioma has a very aggressive natural history with a median survival of around 9 months. There has been an explosion in mesothelioma information in the past few years. This book represents a state-of-the-art review of the disease, from laboratory through to the bedside, from diagnostic procedures through to treatment and from imaging and early detection through to medico-legal aspects. It will be of interest to any clinician or scientist with any involvement in asbestos-related diseases, as well as members of the legal profession and anyone with an interest in respiratory diseases.
http://www.amazon.com/Mesothelioma-Bruce-W-S-Robinson/dp/9058231801
100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma by Harvey I. Pass, John A. Dingell, Susan Vento
Description: This book provides the doctor's and patient's views, gives you practical answers to your questions about treatment options, sources of support and legal options.
http://www.amazon.com/Questions-Answers-About-Mesothelioma-about/dp/0763748390/ref=sip_rech_dp_6
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by Kenneth O'Byrne (Editor), Valerie Rusch (Editor)
Description: Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a malignancy due largely to asbestos exposure, represents an increasingly common challenge to clinical and medical oncologists, respiratory physicians, and cardiothoracic surgeons, as well as researchers in the field. The disease has yet to reach its peak and is expected to kill over 100,000 people worldwide. As malignant pleural mesothelioma gains in profile, Kenneth O'Byrne and Valerie Rusch present a comprehensive overview of the subject, aimed at all health care professionals who come into contact with patients with the disease. The book includes chapters on epidemiology, diagnosis, histopathology, radiology, surgery, chemotherapy, immune therapy, radiotherapy, and palliative medicine, written by an international team of contributors. A molecular biology section focuses on the carcinogenic effects of asbestos fibres and simian virus 40, angiogenesis and angiogenic growth factors, the immune response, and genetic abnormalities detected in the disease. Future therapies are also covered, as is a perspective on the distinct legal issues related to the disease.
http://www.amazon.com/Malignant-Pleural-Mesothelioma-Kenneth-OByrne/dp/0198529309/ref=sr_1_8
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