Cancer Support Community: 8 books

A woman's breast cancer diagnosis is often complicated by other tough choices she must make, such as choosing whether to undergo breast reconstruction or not. This book includes information on: reconstruction and non-reconstruction options, common short and long-term expectations, valuable questions...

The Cancer Support Community, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA), American Lung Association (ALA), LUNGevity Foundation, and Free to Breathe came together to create this book for people impacted by lung cancer. It offers insight into understanding diagnosis, making treatment decisions, coping with the emotional and practical challenges, and moving forward after lung cancer.

The 2014 Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Coping with the Cost of Care eBook is for people who want to know more about managing the cost of cancer care. It can be difficult to find one place where people affected by cancer could learn about practical matters such as insurance coverage, Medicare and...

If you’ve just learned that you or someone you love has metastatic breast cancer, you may be scared or feel like there’s no hope. You may find comfort in knowing that you are not alone. More than 150,000 people in the United States are living with metastatic breast cancer. While there is still...

A healthy diet is an important part of a head and neck cancer patient’s journey before, during, and after treatment. Eating healthy can help prevent weight loss, lack of appetite, and other side effects of cancer treatment. It can also help you feel better and help your body respond better to your...

A publication for young adults diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). This eBook includes information on diagnosis, treatment options, potential side effects and management of those side effects, coping with an ALL diagnosis and resources for support.

This photo narrative shares the voices of people impacted by cancer discussing the issues they face when deciding to participate in a clinical trial. This book discusses: how clinical trials work, decision making, finding information about clinical trials, when the treatment stops working, trials...

An educational booklet and personal planner combination designed to help people learn about cancer treatments and manage the potential physical side effects from treatment, as well as the emotional burden.