Download or read book Chemotherapy and Radiation For Dummies written by Alan P. Lyss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative, compassionate guide for cancer patients and their loved ones Each year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work. It offers detailed advice on how to alleviate and cope with side effects-which range from hair loss to nausea to anemia-and describes how good nutrition, meditation, support groups, and other techniques and resources can help in the recovery process.