Understanding Cancer: A Patient’s Guide to Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment, 2nd ed.

by C. Norman Coleman, M.D. ’70 (Johns Hopkins University Press) This book describes new treatments that target specific types of cancer and explains how to gather and interpret information when making decisions about treatments. It also provides guidance for preparing for visits to doctors and the hospital. Topics include biomarkers, novel imaging techniques, molecular signatures and profiling and molecular-targeted therapy. Some of these therapies are currently available only through clinical trials, and the author includes a detailed discussion of what is involved in participating in such trials.