Oncology Cancer category: 152 books
New Beginnings
The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
100 Inspirational Stories and Beautiful, Uplifting Photos of Survivors.
“You have cancer” are three of the most terrifying words a person can hear, and our culture does little to ease the fear. New Beginnings: 100 Cancer Survivors follows one hundred survivors who discovered that those...
by John Gahan, LCGI
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin. They are due to the development of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. There are three main types of skin cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma.
The...
Lung Cancer
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
Lung Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides clinicians with a comprehensive text that can be used when caring for patients with lung cancer throughout the entire patient journey. This edited collection explores the aetiology of lung cancer; mesothelioma; the range of available treatments, including...
Food to Combat Cancer
250 Healthy Mouth Watering Recipes to Cope with & Mange Various Side Effects
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2015
Forget about just beating cancer with Radiation therapy and Chemo, attack cancer from all fronts. One of them is FOOD TO COMBAT CANCER Recipes Book. Foods have many cancer-fighting properties, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and pro-immune system effects. Good nutrition can mitigate the...
I Have Cancer, Now What?
12 Things You, Your Spouse, and Your Family Must Know in Your Battle with Cancer from Doctors to Finances, Romance to Household Needs, Getting the Word Out to Caregiver Burnout and Everything In between
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
You have cancer, and you need the help and support of your spouse and family more than ever. *I Have Cancer, Now What? *includes information on how to overcome the shock and fear of diagnosis, how to talk to your spouse and extended family, how to consult on what you want from your doctors, where...
A Random Interruption: Surviving Breast Cancer with Laughter, Vodka, Smoothies and an Attitude
Surviving Breast Cancer with Laughter, Vodka, Smoothies and an Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2009
Suzanne Zaccone, one of Americas most influential entrepreneurs, strips naked with a feisty and clear-eyed story of how she loses her breast and fights to get it back. Zaccone writes with an iron grip on the details, and reveals the secrets of cancer patients that are taboo and lost in translation....
The Definitive Guide to Cancer, 3rd Edition
An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
This comprehensive guide delivers informed hope along with effective tools for reclaiming your vitality in the midst of cancer treatment, healing, and recovery.
When you or a loved one is faced with a cancer diagnosis, the need for accurate and trusted medical information becomes urgent. Naturopathic...
Prostate and Cancer
A Family Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Renowned prostate cancer specialist Sheldon Marks offers the definitive guide for men concerned about or diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting American men, with over 186,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States annually; 1 in 6 men...
Lifelines to Cancer Survival
A New Approach to Personalized Care
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2015
REIMAGINE CANCER SUVIVAL
That's what cancer survivor Mark Roby wants you to do. On December 30, 2002, Roby was diagnosed with one of the rarest cancers in the world and told it was unresponsive to all known chemotherapy. His oncologist suggested he "accept the inevitable,"...
Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior
Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
When American saxophonist and social activist Fred Ho was diagnosed with stage 3b colo-rectal cancer in 2006 he underwent immediate surgery to remove the tumor and began preparing for chemotherapy. Within days his friends mobilized to arrange grocery deliveries, transport, companionship, and housekeeping...
Hearing the Stream
A Survivor's Journey into the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Hearing the Stream: A Survivor’s Journey into the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer weaves together the author’s own story of her struggle with breast cancer with those of five others also diagnosed. Through each of their eyes Chambers brings to life the complexities of this disease,...
Managing Prostate Cancer
A Guide for Living Better
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
The statistics are sobering: over 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. With this diagnosis, men are expected to psychologically combat the worry, practical concerns, and the emotional and physical changes during an immensely trying time. How to help? In Managing...
Living with Learning Disabilities, Dying with Cancer
Thirteen Personal Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
This book is a powerful and moving account of the experiences of 13 people with learning disabilities who were living with cancer. The author followed their lives as part of a 3-year research study, during which 10 people died. She spent extensive periods of time with them at their homes and day centres,...
Triumphs of the Human Spirit
Real Cancer Survivors, Real Battles, Real Victories
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2001
Whether you have cancer or someone you love and care about does, here are 48 powerful stories from cancer survivors who prove that it is what you do with the cancer that matters so much more than what the cancer does to you. Grab it with determination and know that a diagnosis of cancer does not define who you are and that you are not alone.