Product Description

"Adler's professional background and experience as a lymphoma survivor make her the perfect person to write this book. The author's explanations are a gentle guide and a thorough introduction to the basics that give us the confidence to handle decisions relating to treatments and other aspects of lymphoma." -- Anne Atkinson, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin disease survivor and coordinator of the Women's Cancer Group

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #253362 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Review

It is the most complete explanation of what goes on I've found and is excellent... I highly recommend it.Mike Barela, Lymphoma Information Network

"Well-researched guide for lymphoma patients... Adler's personal experiences are integrated into the medical material." -- Library Journal

"It is the most complete explanation of what goes on I've found and is excellent... I highly recommend it for patients, loved ones, and anyone who would like to understand what is lymphoma." -- Mike Barela, Lymphoma Information Network

"A stand-alone text for lymphoma patients. Keep it at your side along with all the questions you have (written down, of course), and come prepared to every visit, knowledgeable about your disease and your treatment. Knowledge is power. Elizabeth has provided you with an invaluable resource." -- Michael R. Bishop, M.D., from the introduction

Elizabeth M. Adler, Ph.D., is associate editor at Science magazine's Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment (STKE).

"A wide range of library holdings will want to make this a basic reference; from public libraries to college health collections." -- Midwest Book Review

"Very highly recommended." -- Bookwatch

"A wide range of library holdings will want to make this a basic reference; from public libraries to college health collections." -- Bookwatch

From the Publisher
Winner of the 2006 American Medical Writers Association Medical Book Award in the Trade Category.

About the Author

When neurobiologist Elizabeth M. Adler was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, she learned everything she could about the disease, both to cope with the emotional stress of being diagnosed and to make sure she made the best possible decisions for her treatment. In Living with Lymphoma, she combines her knowledge of lymphoma -- both scientific and personal -- with the desire to help other patients come to grips with this complex, and often baffling, disease.

Adler thoroughly explains the disease, describing the many different kinds of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the wide range of symptoms, and the various treatment options available. Convinced that understanding lymphoma's biological basis will help patients make better treatment decisions, Adler explains basic cell biology and how the immune system functions. Readers will gain sufficient background to understand and evaluate medical literature, and to ask their physicians questions specific to their own needs.

In the introduction, Dr. Michael R. Bishop of the National Institutes of Health provides a physician's perspective on the delicate nature of doctor-patient relationships in the context of a life-threatening disease -- especially the importance of patient education and open communication in making decisions about treatment options and quality of life.

Drawing on her scientific expertise and personal journey -- as well as her empathy, passion, and humor -- Adler has created a valuable guide for people with lymphoma and the people caring for them.

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Resource
Having read a number of books on lymphoma aimed at different audiences, I was leery of this book. Boy was I wrong - Living with Lymphoma is an excellent book filled with the information that patients, loved ones, and friends can use during diagnosis and treatment. Adler gives a personal touch from the patient perspective without making the book a personal journal and she does not skimp on the medical details you need as each type of lymphoma is different requiring different treatment details.

While no book seems to click with every person, this book is:

- Current as to treatments in use today, not in 1999
- Aimed at a wide audience without skimping or overloading
- Affordable compared to specialized medical texts

If you would like a modern, practical, and affordable book on Hodgkin's or Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, you should look at Living with Lymphoma first and foremost.

The indispensable guide for the lymphoma patient
It's been just a month since my non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis became official, and two months since I've been aware of the strong possibility. Since then I've been engaged in a thorough search for information on the disease, and this is by far the most helpful book I've found. It was recommended to me by a good friend, who's also a lymphoma survivor - with about a year's more experience in traveling this road than I have. Written by a neurobiologist who contracted NHL herself, this book's got a powerful, one-two punch of personal testimony and very detailed medical information. Parts of it get a bit technical at times, but they're easily skipped over or saved for another day. (Better to have too much information than too little, I always say.)

If you've got lymphoma, or if you love someone who has, get this book. It will become your handbook on understanding the disease, and dealing with it.

Living with Lymphoma: A Patient's Guide
I found this book extremely informative. It is from a patients point of view and therefore very sensitive to the psychological element of dealing with the disease. The book is a one stop shop on Lymphoma for those of us who dont need all the medical jargon but would like to understand the words that are spoken to us by our physicians. I would highly recommend it to Lymphoma patients and to their families.