Kidney Failure - the Facts

High-visibility version

by Prof Stuart Cameron, Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals, London

Aimed at: Anyone interested in kidney disease, but particularly those who suffer from it, and their families.

• Clear and simple guide to the causes of kidney failure
• Looks at the new treatments available
• Ideal support for sufferer’s families to explain some of the effects of the disease
• Emphasises the ability of patients with kidney failure to lead a relatively normal working life

Almost one million people around the world suffer from kidney disease and owe their lives to dialysis or transplantation. This book has been specially written for these patients and their families. After explaining the causes and symptoms of kidney failure, the various treatment options are considered, in particular dialysis and transplantation. Throughout, the book aims to help patients understand how this disease and its treatment will affect them, and to answer many commonly asked questions.

This book may be ordered online direct from the publisher, priced £11.99 (+£2:50 p+p), by Clicking Here Details: Paperback ISBN:0-19-262643-4

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