Coping with / advice about cancer Books

Adolescence and young adulthood is often a difficult enough time without serious illness. However, research has shown that cancer, and surviving cancer, at this age presents distinctive problems medically, socially and psychologically. This important...

Beautiful. . . . If you are facing cancer or any other serious illness, I encourage you to allow the wisdom contained within these pages to nurture, guide, and support you.-Deepak Chopra, M.D., from his forewordReturn to Wholeness is a revelation. David...

In a world where there is seemingly a deficit of empathy, and nothing seems to matter until hard times knock at the door; Adrienne uses her cancer diagnosis and survivor mode tactics to put a humorous spin on a hard to swallow topic - being diagnosed...

At last, here is a comprehensive guide for practitioners who work with breast cancer patients and their families. It includes a series of psychosocial interventions to be used with couples during early stage breast cancer...

Drawing on comparative fieldwork in the UK, Pakistan and Australia, this book provides the first systematic assessment of pathways and access to CAM and how it is used in health practice and by individuals with cancer. Giving fresh and invaluable...

Despite the knowledge that early detection of breast cancer can save lives, many still fail to schedule, or choose to ignore or postpone, appointments for mammograms because of misdirected embarrassment, lack of support, or fear.

a cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humorous graphic memoir.

Have you or a loved-one faced a cancer diagnosis and been told to eat more fruit and vegetables? Adding one more should to the overwhelming pile of shoulds that a cancer patient is facing can be a non-starter. One friend told the author that "Eat more...

This book has a special effect that draws the attention of senses and led the mind to search beyond the words of the author.Memories of a young woman shaped her life and vision of the future to challenge the contraries in order to realize the progression...

Beyond Breast Cancer: A Mayo Clinic Guide to Healing and Wellnessis a supportive, practical guide to life after diagnosis and initial treatment for breast cancer. In this short, accessible book, Mayo Clinic breast cancer specialists Tufia C. Haddad, M.D...