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Ruggieri, Paul

 
9781886039513: Colon & Rectal Cancer: A Patient's Guide to Treatment

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Have You Been Diagnosed with Colon Cancer?
 
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with colon cancer, you're probably already experiencing the whirlwind of emotions that come with a cancer diagnosis. You're worried and frightened. You're probably full of questions. You wonder how far the disease has advanced. What tests will you go through? What form of treatment will you undergo?
 
Surgeon Paul Ruggieri, M.D., understands such pressing questions, and offers answers that help bring peace of mind.  In Colon & Rectal Cancer, Dr. Ruggieri covers such topics as:
 
?  symptoms and risk factors for colon cancer
?  medical tests for getting a diagnosis
?  the importance of staging the cancer
?  benefits and risks of various treatments
?  surgery, radiation, chemotherapy?how they work
?  how colon cancer can be prevented
 
A Valuable Resource for Patients and Families!

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Paul Ruggieri, MD, is chief of the department of surgery at St. Anne’s Hospital, Fall River, Massachusetts. He specializes in thyroid and minimally invasive surgery. He is the author of The Surgery Handbook—A Guide to Understanding Your Operation.

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