100 Questions & Answers About Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor(GIST)

100 Questions & Answers About Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor(GIST) by Ronald DeMatteo. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780763738389.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare with about 4,000 to 6,000 cases diagnosed each year. Receiving the diagnosis from your doctor can be terrifying and overwhelming. What is GIST? What are the treatment options? What are the sources of support? Whether youre a newly diagnosed GI Stromal patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctors and patients views, 100 Questions & Answers About Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.