Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor, Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN
Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor, Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN
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Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor

Author: Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN, Alyx B. Porter Umphrey, MD, Diane Richard

Narrator: Rebecca Gallagher

Unabridged: 5 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/05/2023


Synopsis

Providing readily accessible information and real-world encouragement to people living with primary and metastatic brain tumors, this book discusses the basics of brain tumors, types of tumors, management of different tumors, related symptoms, treatments and side effects, the role of medical team members, and coping strategies from initial diagnosis throughout the course of the illness. At the same time, it also offers practical suggestions on symptom management and lifestyle modification, as well as real-life anecdotes and advice from both patients and family members and friends who are experiencing this diagnosis. Written by two experts working with a professional writer, as well as advice from other professionals, the book is crystal clear and easy to use. Balancing the uncertainties of prognosis with hope, Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor is an authoritative, realistic, yet compassionate guide to living with brain cancer.

About Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN

Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN, is associate professor (appointment pending), hematology-oncology and neurology at Tufts Medical Center in Massachusetts. Dr. Taylor received her residency training in neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and fellowship training in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on December 31, 2017

This was a great start to reading about brain tumors. It gives you basic information about the different types so you can have a general understanding of what you've been diagnosed with. It uses plain language ( a lot easier to follow than the doctor jargon). It is broken down in a logical way, with......more

Goodreads review by Bobbe Hayes on May 04, 2019

Very Helpful I thought it was very helpful to us patients that have been recently diagnosed with glioblastoma grade 4. I would have liked to know more about patients feelings in copping with this diagnosis.......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 10, 2022

A bit out of date but really not bad as a non-fiction resource. I skimmed this and focused on sections relative to myself.......more

Goodreads review by Susie on November 04, 2014

I found the structure of the book confusing. At times it seems to imply nearly all tumors will require radiation. It doesn't really go into detail on benign tumors as well as other books. It felt much more negative in outlook.......more

Goodreads review by Margret on January 21, 2013

Good info.......more