Download or read book I Can Cer Vive written by Monya Williams and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I CAN-cer Vive: Live Free, Be Happy shares the inspiring story of Monya Williams, a woman of indefatigable optimism, who survived sexual, physical, and mental abuse as a child. Living with the wounds and the attendant loss of her childhood innocence, she faced struggles in her relationships and bouts of deep depression in later years. Then, receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer and permanent partial facial paralysis, she endured more than thirty surgeries over a six-year span. In the pages of I CAN-cer Vive: Live Free, Be Happy, she tells her story for the first time. This unflinchingly candid narrative provides the details of a traumatic journey and its daily struggles that end, not in despair and surrender, but in true happiness and joy. This book reveals how one woman who chose to change the plot of her lifes story from a horrific once upon a time beginning to an inspiring happily ever after ending.
Download or read book Cancervive written by Susan Nessim and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the experiences of cancer survivors and advice of experts in the field, this is the first book to deal with the many serious--but unexpected--problems faced by cancer survivors. This book, with its understanding, empathetic tone, will be a resource for the growing postcancer community.
Download or read book Can Survive written by Susan Nessim and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly updated to incorporate the sweeping changes in medical insurance and employment laws, "Can Survive" focuses squarely on the needs of recovered cancer patients. Written by a cancer survivor, this groundbreaking book is a complete resource guide designed to help with problems commonly encountered after cancer treatment, from fear of remission to job and insurance discrimination to altered relationships and long-term physical effects from chemotherapy and radiation. Interweaving stories and tips from survivors with advice from doctors, oncology nurses, psychologists, and social workers, "Can Survive" is both reassuring and pragmatically useful.
Download or read book Everyone s Guide to Cancer Therapy 4th Edition written by Malin Dollinger and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2002-12-02 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every chapter of this comprehensive guide has been updated and revised to include the latest medical breakthroughs and advice about cancer treatment. Line drawings.
Download or read book Living with Cancer written by ZoAnn Dreyer and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the disease cancer and provides teens with information that will help them to understand it.
Download or read book Living with Cancer written by Denise Thornton and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer hits hard at any age, but it is especially challenging for teens who must battle the disease while negotiating the tricky terrain of adolescence. This book explores the range of challenges the disease imposes on both teens who have cancer and those who have friends or family members with the disease. From diagnosis to treatment and survival, Denise Thornton pays special attention to how cancer can affect relationships and impact school life. Living with Cancer explores the toll the disease can take on self-image but also discusses how teens facing cancer can achieve a sense of balance and control. Each chapter takes advantage of expert knowledge and new information, and the book also features many narratives by teens whose lives have been changed by cancer. This book is immensely useful for teens who are facing the disease, as well as for friends and family members who want to understand and support them. Book jacket.
Download or read book Hearing on Discrimination Against Cancer Victims and the Handicapped written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stand Up for Your Life written by Nena O'Neill and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nena O'Neill's book is that rare combination of how-to and mesmerizing personal experience that reads like a detective story, but is full of practical advice and tips on how to co-manage your medical fate. Divided into three parts: Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery, the book will help almost anyone with a serious medical diagnosis. Through her own experience with a rare cancer, the author shows you why she did it and how she did it, from such helpful information as notebooks and how to do research to the use of music and having a Healing Circle. By example this book details step by step what goes into making a critical decision about your treatment plans. After treatment, Stand Up For Your Life will guide you through the many pathways to recovery, both traditional and non-traditional. Uplifting and positive, this author shows us how psychological and spiritual attitudes can help you recover with glowing colors.
Download or read book Children With Cancer written by Jeanne Munn Bracken and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children can and do survive cancer; the last decade has seen many major advancements in treatment. Written honestly, yet in a reassuring tone, by a reference librarian whose child has survived cancer, Children with Cancer draws together a wealth of up-to-date information essential for anyone who wishes to help a child or family through this ordeal--including relatives, friends, teachers, and clergymen, as well as doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. The information ranges from sophisticated, hard-to-find medical facts to practical tips on how to handle side effects, and much more. Describing in detail the whole range of childhood cancers, Bracken explores how they affect the child, the treatments available, how to cope with the changes this diagnosis will bring to the entire family, and where to go for both medical and emotional help. It also includes an appendix of common medical tests, a glossary of terms, and comprehensive lists of organizations, clinics, and cancer centers, complete with names and addresses. Reviews of the previous edition: "A remarkable job....The technical information is clearly stated, up to date and accurate.....But most of all, this is a human book."--Los Angeles Times "Comprehensive, well written, accurate, and compassionate.... Bracken's book can serve as a primary reference for parents and can be used as well by health care professionals and teachers." --Science Books and Films
Download or read book The Journey Through Cancer written by Dr. Jeremy Geffen and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journey Through Cancer is an essential guide for all cancer patients, their families, and their loved ones. As a board-certified oncologist, with more than ten years of experience serving as physician, guide, mentor, coach, and friend to thousands of cancer patients and their families, Dr. Jeremy Geffen has learned how cancer often challenges the mind, heart, and spirit of patients and their families as deeply --- if not more deeply --- than it challenges the physical body. Yet this simple truth is often overlooked by Western medicine as it aggressively pursues the best ways to diagnose and treat cancer. Too often physicians focus almost exclusively on the physical dimensions of the disease, rather than caring for the whole person who has the disease. Dr. Geffen presents a groundbreaking seven-level program, used at his cancer center in Florida, that addresses every dimension of the person with cancer--physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual: Education and Information, giving patients answers to questions about their disease and their treatment options. Psychosocial Support, focusing on the need for and benefits of a strong support network. The Body as Garden, exploring the vast array of alternative and complementary therapies. Emotional Healing, helping patients and families deal with the often overwhelming emotional challenges of cancer. The Nature of Mind, exploring how patients' thoughts and beliefs profoundly influence their journey. Life Assessment, showing patients how to discover their life's deepest meaning and purpose. The Nature of Spirit, connecting patients to the profoundly healing spiritual aspect of life we all share. In The Journey Through Cancer, Dr. Geffen presents a revolutionary model of healing based on the best treatments available from every culture and paradigm of medicine, one that respects and explores every possible avenue and resource for healing and transformation, blending East and West, body and mind, heart and technology, science and spirit.
Download or read book Journal of the National Cancer Institute written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living With Childhood Cancer written by Leigh A. Woznick and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2001-09-15 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like a natural disaster, the diagnosis that your child has cancer can leave you and your family feeling helpless. How do you explain the disease to the child and to his or her siblings? How can you communicate your child's needs to the hospital staff? What are the best ways to reduce the physical side effects and the emotional distress of treatment?How will you, your child or teenager, and the rest of your family cope with cancer, and what can you do to help? When and where do you find good psychological help for your child or your family? How do you manage financial and school issues? How can you foster your child's development and self-esteem? More than 12,000 American children will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and roughly 75% will survive. In addition to excellent medical care, their survival depends on a strong support network, which may include parents, siblings, extended family members, friends and neighbors, classmates and teachers. In this down-to-earth guidebook, the authors draw on their own family's experience with cancer as well as their professional expertise and stories from others to help families address the psychological impact of cancer. The result is a book filled with sound emotional guidance, useful information, and practical advice for families coping with cancer.
Download or read book When Life Becomes Precious written by Elise NeeDell Babcock and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you hear that someone you love has cancer... You want to be as supportive as possible. But how? Elise NeeDell Babcock has devoted her life to answering this question and now puts her twenty-three years of experience as a counselor into this immensely useful guide. When Life Becomes Precious contains hundreds of tips for helping patients, primary caregivers, co-workers, and family members, including: What to say (and not to say) to someone when you first find out they have cancer • How to be supportive without being intrusive • How to build a winning health-care team • How to handle holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries • How to explain the disease to children • Which gifts and gestures can do the most good From techniques for handling anger and anxiety, to uplifting success stories, to a comprehensive resource section, here is the information and inspiration you need to help those you love and to make each day--each moment--more precious. When Life Becomes Precious will be the first book to: • Offer tips on ways to help patients, caregivers and co-workers • Provide a long and diverse list of gifts that are appropriate to give to families that are living with cancer • Offers reasons why fear makes people shy away from discussing cancer and techniques on how to overcome that fear • Present the things that families do that doctors like and dislike When Life Becomes Precious will teach readers to assess and put into perspective, their own feelings about the disease so that they can truly help those who are afflicted with it. The use of cartoons, anecdotes and personal stories will set an upbeat and positive tone. Readers will come away fully prepared to deal with the realities of cancer.
Download or read book The Complete Cancer Survival Guide written by Peter Teeley and published by Broadway. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the advice and information provided by specialists at dozens of major cancer centers, this book provides the most up-to-date information available on how each of the 25 most common forms of cancer is diagnosed and staged, what the most advanced treatments are, and where to go to get the best possible care.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Leukemia written by Candis Morrison and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Leukemia is a concise, easy-to-follow “how to” guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining leukemia treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman’s terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guide to Leukemia is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining leukemia treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment. About the Series Learning that you or someone you love has cancer is devastating, and feeling lost and powerless is a common immediate response. The Johns Hopkins Patients’ Guides are designed to alleviate your anxiety, empower you with information, and enable you to fully understand your treatment options. Each book in this series is dedicated to a specific type of cancer. The information is there to help lighten your burden and to assist you in becoming an active participant in your care. Cancer rarely allows us to take a diversion from life, and offering guidance on how to continue to live life while
Download or read book Work and Cancer Survivors written by Michael Feuerstein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer survivors are returning to the workplace in higher numbers than ever before. This is a positive outcome of the “war on cancer”, however, many of these cancer survivors face the possibility of illness- or treatment-related complications; employer discrimination or harassment; and other serious concerns. Cancer Survivorship and Work reviews many of the issues relevant to cancer survivors in the workplace from the survivors’, employers’, and global perspectives. This interdisciplinary and international volume brings together experts in fields as varied as epidemiology, economics, rehabilitation, psychology, human factors and ergonomics; law, and public policy to create a unique, up-to-date reference of what is currently known and what needs to be considered in the future. With this knowledge, challenges faced by this growing population can be better addressed by health care providers, employers, survivors and their families.
Download or read book When Cancer Strikes written by Nabil G. Hagag and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of 1997, more than 1.3 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed, and it is estimated that two of every three American families will at some time have at least one family member diagnosed with cancer. The current trend towards earlier discharge form acute care hospitals and an expected increase in home care may result in more adult children becoming involved in caring for a physically dependent parent. Furthermore, advances in cancer treatment have led to increased survivorship, which in turn has led to caregiving demands that many exist for several months to years. Family caregiving requires adjustments in daily schedules, imposes financial burdens, and causes the individual members to re-evaluate their relationships with the patient. The book is intended to raise awareness of the stresses evoked by a caregiving relationship.
