Welcome to a completely new approach to cancer education. The information here has been reviewed by a panel of esteemed doctors. But everything is written in "plain english" by someone who is not a doctor. Instead, the author was a cancer patient advocate. There’s mention here of all major types of the disease including breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer.

This book has taken tons of information about cancer and then edited it down to what you really need to know… and presented it in the most simplified format of all... PowerPoint.

PREFACE
1. Frame of Reference
2. Author's Note
3. What Is Cancer?
4. Fighting Side-by-Side
THE DISEASE
5. Where It Starts
6. How It Spreads
7. Why It's Harmful
8. Clue to the Cause -- Genetic Signatures
ODDS OF SURVIVAL
9. Every 20 Seconds.
10. Survival Rates Today
11. Long-Term Trends

WORKING ON A CURE
12. National Government
13. Specialized Medical Centers
14. The "Societies"
15. Big Pharma
16. "Smart Bombs"
TREATMENTS
17. Treatment Choices
18. Clinical Trials
19. Surgery
20. How Chemo Works
21. Side Effects
22. Damaged Atoms
23. Radiation Therapy

NEW DRUGS
24. Monoclonal Antibodies ("mabs")
25. "Big 3" Blockbuster Drugs
26. Drugs from Small Molecules
INSURANCE
27. Types of Coverage
28. Underinsured
29. Uninsured
COPING
30. Patient Empowerment
31. Oncology Social Workers
32. Cancer Patient Navigators
33. Help from Nonprofits
34. Psychosocial Issues

WHAT'S NEXT
35. It's Getting Expensive
36. Who Pays the Bill?
37. Better Testing
DOCTOR Q&A
38. Asking Better Questions
39. Are You an Oncologist?
40. What's My Type of Cancer?
41. What's the Basis for My Diagnosis?
42. Has the Disease Progressed?
43. Should I Try Something Experimental?
44. How Can the Patient Help the Doctor?