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010 _a2005022691
020 _a9780738210254 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a0738210250 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aRC265.6.S34
_bA3 2005
082 0 0 _a362.196/994/0092
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100 1 _aSchneider, Stephen Henry.
245 1 4 _aThe patient from hell :
_bhow I worked with my doctors to get the best of modern medicine, and how you can too /
_cStephen H. Schneider, with Janica Lane.
250 _a1st Da Capo Press ed.
260 _aCambridge, MA :
_bDa Capo Books,
_c2005.
263 _a0511
300 _axx; 298 p. w/index
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a"But doctor, it takes three tests to find the bottom" -- This better not be serious-I’ve got a plane to catch -- Whew! the tests are negative, and I’ve got a plane to catch -- Taking my lumps: biopsy blues -- "Once per lethal disease": coping with chemo -- "How can you know I’m in remission?" -- What’s so special about fifty-five? -- Graduation to the bone marrow unit -- "Zap it to me": staring into a Hiroshima-dose of radiation -- Hospital arrest -- My re-birthday -- How much risk is too much? -- Can’t I stay another day? -- Darth Vader in pink -- A delicate balance -- Size matters -- In cancer, perfect is important -- "I think your kidneys did you a favor" -- A successful partnership -- You and your docs: allies, not adversaries.
600 1 0 _aSchneider, Stephen Henry
_xHealth.
650 0 _aCancer
_xPatients
_vBiography.
650 0 _aCancer
_xPatients
_xMedical care.
650 0 _aPatient advocacy.
700 1 _aLane, Janica.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022691.html
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963 _aErin Sprague; phone: 720-406-7274; fax: 720-406-7337; email: erin.sprague@perseusbooks.com; bc: joanne.fallert@harpercollins.com Library of Congress Holdings Information Not Available.
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