The Corel Medical Series is a product line devoted to providing comprehensive medical information to medical professionals, patients and their families, and the public. It is our intent to provide professional medical content in the hope of contributing to a better, if not complete, understanding of the topic being presented. We will try to demystify and explain a series of medical conditions with extensive reviews and analysis of the associated topics, complimented by accurate illustrations, animations, instructional digital video, medical term definitions and pronunciations, patient information, and text search and retrieval capabilities.
This medical series title is based on the best-selling book, Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy (2nd edition). With an American and Canadian adaptation to this book, a choice between the two is offered. Both versions found within the CD are designed to provide a clear, concise, and detailed understanding of the complex and widespread disease known as cancer. As treatments change and as advancements in the diagnosis of this disease are made, patients, their families and the general public continue to seek new and useful information. By bringing this title to you, we hope to present the user with valuable insight into the complex and obscure world of cancer.
Whether it has happened to you, a member of your family, or a friend, a cancer diagnosis brings about shock, disbelief, fear and sadness. Coping with this unknown disease is never easy; however, being informed is the best method of empowerment. One of the first steps in taking control is having adequate understanding of the disease — its causes, treatment and management. Our aim is to describe, in easily understood language, the details and consequences of the particular cancer you or someone close to you may be confronting. The availability of reliable, current information about the various cancers and how they are treated is critically important to reduce anxiety, increase the cancer patient's sense of control, and guide the "next steps" for cancer patients and those who care about them. Patients and their families will find this title to be a valued resource not only in the first days after the diagnosis, but also during the months and years that follow.
In addition, this title is a convenient and helpful reference for health-care providers and volunteers seeking to assist members of the public in their quest to better understand how to protect themselves and their families and, if necessary, participate actively in cancer patient treatment. Thus, if your life has been touched by cancer, this CD is for you.
