Summary: You don't get a choice in whether or not you get cancer. But you do get a choice--many choices, in fact--in how your cancer is treated. This is the main message radiation oncologist David Palma delivers in his book Taking Charge of Cancer . Dr. Palma explores the reasons why doctors choose certain treatment approaches; why they advise radiation, or chemotherapy, or surgery, or a combination. The book is full of details on making treatment plans AND picking the best treatment team.
