OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program (HCCAP) proudly announces the Internet release of the newly updated 3rd edition of Hepatitis C Choices: Distinctive Viewpoints on Choices for Your Hepatitis C Journey. The book is authored by a team of 20 leading medical experts and patient advocates. Hepatitis C Choices presents an objective review of conventional and alternative treatment options for the more than four million Americans currently infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is the only book of its kind currently available.
Hepatitis C Choices thoroughly reviews conventional (Western) treatment along with naturopathic, Ayurvedic, homeopathic, and traditional Chinese medicine management approaches. Other important topics such as disease progression, nutrition, laboratory testing, and health care consumer information are also included. In addition to extensive updates, the 3rd edition of Hepatitis C Choices has two new chapters on integrative medicine and immunology. According to Dr. Robert Gish, Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, "Hepatitis C Choices provides not only choices on treatment for hepatitis C, it delivers a detailed overview of background information for patients seeking answers to key facts on why their specific treatment pathway is correct for them."
The 3rd edition of Hepatitis C Choices is available for free download at the Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program Internet site at www.hepcchallenge.org.
Source: The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program
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