Cancer category: 1369 books

In 2010, Wendy Banting was diagnosed with advanced aggressive breast cancer. In that life-defining moment, she felt strongly that she needed to leave the traditional medical model of treating cancer in favour of a more natural approach. In the pioneering spirit of her famous relative Sir Frederick Banting,...

I have been publishing posts related to cancer prevention for many years. This book is a compilation of blog posts done over the years in an organized format with some additional commentary to help make the information clearer. Many of the topics discussed in this book may be new to you and...

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women during their lives, and many of us know someone — a mother, sister, friend — who has had it. It is the second-leading cancer killer of women in the United States, next to lung cancer. Thanks to screening, breast cancer often can be found early, when the chance of successful treatment is best. In fact, many women are even cured of the disease.

'Living with Thyroid Cancer' is a sequel to 'Thyroid Cancer for Beginners' which is also included, and so the reader has two books in one. The book brings the reader up to date from my diagnosis of thyroid cancer in June 2005 and subsequent treatments right up until June 2014, with snippets of family life added for extra interest.

As a university professor, an environmentalist, and a world-traveller, Sue Hendler was thriving. Then she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She had to give up her job, make hard decisions about medical treatment, and drastically shorten her vision of the future. As her cancer spread, she...

Despite advancing globalization and amazing breakthroughs in modern medicine, developing countries continue to struggle with the prevention and treatment of the most common killer in the world today—cancer. Logistical barriers, scarceness of resources, and economic hardships in these regions make...

You.  Have.  Cancer. With those words, Michael Friedman, then 16 years old, began an intense 7-month rollercoaster of discovery, love, support and life.  His father Allan was there with him every step of the way, and documented the entire journey through regular email updates...

Cancer patients face a daunting world of confusing information about treatment options. They may have heard of using integrative medicine to complement traditional care and alleviate both short- and long-term side effects of cancer treatments, but where do they locate accurate information on acupuncture,...

All proceeds from the sales of this ebook are going straight to the Breast Health and Healing Foundation. This book is written by Dr. Kathleen Ruddy, a breast cancer surgeon and leader in the medical field. She discusses how we must work toward preventing breast cancer from affecting women in the...

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...

Women born in the Middle East use the phrase 'the cunning sickness' (mudhabith Arabic) or 'the bad illness' to talk about cancer while both women born in the Middle East and Anglo-Australians use 'the Big C Anglo-Australian women also use rhyming slang to refer to cancer such...

Complete • Accurate • Empowering Be a Survivor - Lung Cancer Treatment Guide is a unique book designed to empower the newly diagnosed patient and the family, to help them regain control of their lives, and show them how to find the most effective treatments available. Reflecting the combined...

The future of Cancer is Natural Healing. Toxic, mutilating, and burning treatments will soon be buried along with the Dinosaurs. Susan Moss healed herself of Breast and Uterine Cancer nineteen years ago on an all-natural program--MOTEP. "Survive Cancer!" tells how people around the World...

A visual diary of cancer treatment, Rad Art is one woman’s fully realized story of how she used the process of painting to help her cope with her disease and recovery. Filled with beautiful, evocative artwork, the book presents the emotional course of a cancer patient through paintings she created...