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Author: Thomas E. Cappiello
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 2012-10
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1770977031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis story is about Thomas Cappiello's journey to overcoming the emotional devastation of a cancer diagnosis, dealing with the disease and making choices.
Author: Kim Thiboldeaux
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2021-06-22
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1950665917
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo one should have to face cancer alone. Each year, 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Upon learning this difficult news, individuals also have a minefield of complex information to navigate regarding treatment plans, insurance coverage, clinical trials, and more. Your Cancer Road Map: Navigating Life with Resilience is a compassionate, comprehensive guide for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers, designed to take the guesswork out of these crucial decisions every step of the way. For more than 35 years, the Cancer Support Community (CSC) has been a trusted resource, demystifying the emotional, physical, financial, and logistical challenges related to cancer. From CSC CEO Kim Thiboldeaux, Your Cancer Road Map is a comprehensive guidebook, providing advice and comfort at every point on the cancer journey, from the moment of diagnosis to survivorship and beyond. Your Cancer Road Map covers hard-to-talk-about topics such as treatment options, finances, how cancer can affect your fertility or sexuality, survivor care, hospice care, and end-of-life planning. In the CSC tradition, the book ensures that people impacted by cancer can live their lives to the fullest and enables them to gain a sense of control during what can be an overwhelming and chaotic time. Now more than ever, patients need the tools to participate fully in their healthcare, and communicate their preferences and priorities to their healthcare team so that they can make the best decisions for themselves and their loved ones while living with the highest possible quality of life. Filled with incredible personal stories from people who could be your friends or neighbors, as well as celebrities and influencers, plus workbook pages, checklists, recommended resources, and more, Your Cancer Road Map will be a powerful companion for anyone with questions about cancer.
Author: David Gira
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781611533682
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David McDonald
Publisher:
Published: 2018-02
Total Pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9781925424218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDavid McDonald wrestles with a vital, and for him, a very personal question: is there hope beyond cure?
Author: Jane Medved
Publisher:
Published: 2020-07-19
Total Pages: 50
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis memoir talks about all of the horror that my family and I had experienced with my grandfather since he was diagnosed with cancer. This is an inspiring story of how I got through challenges in my life. It shows to readers that anyone could get through traumatic experiences and make the best of it no matter what happens.
Author: Malin Dollinger
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780836224184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides information on how cancer is diagnosed, treated, and managed day to day.
Author: Mark Shigihara
Publisher: Active Interest Media, Incorporated
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781935297338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKState-of-the-art cancer treatment means looking beyond the status quo and this personal memoir tells the story of a man who is beating the odds against pancreatic cancer--one of the most deadly cancers. Demonstrating that most fighters of the disease and their loved ones have no idea how to navigate outside the realm of conventional therapeutic measures, this narrative interweaves information on progressive, integrative remedies such as metronomic chemotherapy, naturopathic oncology, acupuncture, and more. Practical yet heartfelt, this is an inspiring autobiography filled with crucial messages learned through a remarkably challenging ordeal.
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2008-03-19
Total Pages: 455
ISBN-13: 0309134161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCancer care today often provides state-of-the-science biomedical treatment, but fails to address the psychological and social (psychosocial) problems associated with the illness. This failure can compromise the effectiveness of health care and thereby adversely affect the health of cancer patients. Psychological and social problems created or exacerbated by cancer-including depression and other emotional problems; lack of information or skills needed to manage the illness; lack of transportation or other resources; and disruptions in work, school, and family life-cause additional suffering, weaken adherence to prescribed treatments, and threaten patients' return to health. Today, it is not possible to deliver high-quality cancer care without using existing approaches, tools, and resources to address patients' psychosocial health needs. All patients with cancer and their families should expect and receive cancer care that ensures the provision of appropriate psychosocial health services. Cancer Care for the Whole Patient recommends actions that oncology providers, health policy makers, educators, health insurers, health planners, researchers and research sponsors, and consumer advocates should undertake to ensure that this standard is met.
Author: Walt Odets
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780822316381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor gay men who are HIV-negative in a community devastated by AIDS, survival may be a matter of grief, guilt, anxiety, and isolation. In the Shadow of the Epidemic is a passionate and intimate look at the emotional and psychological impact of AIDS on the lives of the survivors of the epidemic, those who must face on a regular basis the death of friends and, in some cases, the decimation of their communities. Drawing upon his own experience as a clinical psychologist and a decade-long involvement with AIDS/HIV issues, Walt Odets explores the largely unrecognized matters of denial, depression, and identity that mark the experience of uninfected gay men. Odets calls attention to the dire need to address issues that are affecting HIV-negative individuals-from concerns about sexuality and relations with those who are HIV-positive to universal questions about the nature and meaning of survival in the midst of disease. He argues that such action, while explicitly not directing attention away from the needs of those with AIDS, is essential to the human and biological well-being of gay communities. In the immensely powerful firsthand words of gay men living in a semiprivate holocaust, the need for a broader, compassionate approach to all of the AIDS epidemic's victims becomes clear. In the Shadow of the Epidemic is a pathbreaking first step toward meeting that need.
Author: Walter J. Scott
Publisher: Addicus Books
Published: 2012-01-02
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 1936374382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is my prognosis? What are my treatment options? Which therapies would be the most effective for my stage of lung cancer? These and other frequently asked questions are addressed in this crucial reference designed to help patients educate themselves and obtain the best possible treatments. The completely revised second edition has been updated to include a discussion of the movement towards customized chemotherapy; treatment options for early-stage lung cancer including minimally invasive surgery; and the most promising treatments, among them multimodality therapy—a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Dr. Scott also surveys tests for early detection of lung cancer, talks about the importance of cancer staging, examines alternative treatments, and offers advice on coping with emotions such as "smoker's guilt."
