Cancer category: 1369 books

This book has been written with the average reader in mind; all the information found within its pages is easy to understand and directed to an audience that may have been diagnosed with, or fear the diagnosis of, testicular cancer. This informative guide covers each step on the emotional...

I’ve seen cancer affect my family. I’ve seen cancer affect my friends’ families. In fact, I’ve seen cancer affect several thousand students holding candles at a Relay for Life. I have created this book to help stop this cycle of tragedy. After working for the Breast Health and Healing Foundation,...

There's still a part of us that thinks surviving cancer is a bit of freakish good fortune – the medical equivalent of having a cannonball go right through your middle and living to tell the tale – and so often it's hard to know how to 'do' life after cancer. Thrive: The Bah! Guide to Wellness...

The stories of these people must be told and shared so that many others who come after them can learn from their experiences. We know that lung cancer is a fatal disease. After being diagnosed with lung cancer you are often told that you only have three or at most six months to live if you don't...

The stories of these people must be told and shared so that many others who come after them can learn from their experiences. We know that lung cancer is a fatal disease. After being diagnosed with lung cancer you are often told that you only have three or at most six months to live if you don't...

From a woman who’s made her living researching breast cancer—and who lived through it herself—a personal yet practical guide to the medical and emotional facets of this life-changing diagnosis A leading oncologist at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Pamela Munster has advised...

Cancer. The very word carries overtones of fear and struggle. Hello Gorgeous! is a book about women who battle cancer and a unique organization that serves them by restoring the beauty in women that cancer steals.  Hello Gorgeous! of HOPE was founded in 2005 by Kim and Michael Becker. Moved...

This updated and expanded second edition offers a wealth of information to ease the physical and emotional suffering of women who have ovarian cancer. The expert authors include highly respected and experienced oncologists, gynecologic oncology nurse specialists, researchers, and ovarian cancer survivors....

"This book is an excellent resource for nurses working in either a hospital or primary care" —Breast Cancer Care News "This book would be really helpful to other breast cancer nurses and students about to embark on work in this field" —Journal of Community Nursing This comprehensive...

"Might Make You Smile is a collection of short stories based on real events from real people living with or recovering from cancer. Written by Brenda Burling, with help from people all over the UK, Might Make You Smile is far from your typical book about cancer. Mainly because the focus here...

Reclaim Inner Strength, Courage, and Faith Joan of Arc, the fourteenth-century teenager who led the armies of France before facing the Inquisition, stands as the quintessential icon of feminine courage and faith. These are the attributes most needed by women facing a diagnosis of cancer or any life-threatening...

Dr. Nixon, editor-in-chief of the journal Cancer Prevention, cuts through the hype to explain the latest scientific findings on food and cancer. He presents individualized eating plans according to the type of cancer and offers a three-month plan to benefit the person with cancer. Over 100 recipes help put the plan into action.

In 2015, Joel and Rebekah were married. Seven months later, Joel’s dad was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer. A month after that, at the age of 26, Rebekah was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. What do you say? What do you do? These questions and many others are answered in...

At age forty-four, Claudia Mulcahy was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She quickly learned people didn’t know what to do or say. In her book, Cancer: What to Do or Say, she shares with ease some of the things you’ll experience, whether you’re newly diagnosed or know someone who has cancer.•...