Cancer category: 1369 books

To look at me, you’d never know all of the trauma I’ve been through. That I am not one, not two, but three times a breast cancer survivor. That’s right – THREE times. How have I done it? Well, I have discovered a few truisms to cope day by day and I’ve developed some tips to help get along...

Written by leading research scientists, this book integrates current knowledge of toxicology and human health through coverage of environmental toxicants, genetic / epigenetic mechanisms, and carcinogenicity. Provides information on lifestyle choices that can reduce cancer risk Offers a systematic...

An exploration of foods which help cancers develop and foods which reduce cancer risk - a plain English nutritional guide

My breast cancer story is being shared now that I've reached 10 years of remission.  I started writing it when I reached 5 years of remission.  This book is by no means a professionally written or proofread book.  It has been written for Family and Friends to be advertised through Facebook.   Readers...

Deni Brown, writer of comic strips and other things, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of sixty-something. Living alone (well not quite, there was always a cat or two), near picturesque False Bay coastline in Cape Town, surviving on a freelancer’s salary, she had no family to support her,...

A Woman's Decision is an extraordinarily sensitive and authoritative book that will help women assess their options, familiarize themselves with the techniques used in treating breast cancer, and prepare themselves for what to expect medically and emotionally from reconstructive surgery. It combines...

The Lighter Side of Breast Cancer Recovery: Lessons Learned Along the Path to Healing, takes you down the path with a woman who has been there, but it may not be the path that most people follow. From surgeons equipped with clown noses, to going through surgery wearing a feather boa, Tammy looks at...

Stomach Cancer is one of the worst experiences a person can endure. But now you have made it through. And having a Gastrectomy has given you the chance for a new life.Unfortunately, many doctors only give you a short pamphlet on gastrectomy diet and how to live after the procedure.It may only...

This is the story of the author’s prostate cancer and how he reacted to his diagnosis and coped with treatment (a robotic prostatectomy). This book includes a systematic search of what patients can do to improve the outcomes of treatment. The book is also aimed at the male relatives of patients...

In the tradition of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, this incredibly moving and harrowing true story of a teenager diagnosed with cancer is “a resounding affirmation of how music can lift one’s spirits beyond gray skies and bad news (Kirkus Reviews).” Punk’s...

Personal reflections and practical help for cancer sufferers and those who love them. After Kathy Manning Gronau lost her beloved husband to cancer—and then received a diagnosis herself—her world was turned upside down. In this memoir and guidebook written with loved ones and caregivers...

It is now documented beyond the shadow of a doubt that one of every eight women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. And more than 40,000 women will die every 12 months from this dreaded disease. Fortunately progress is being made to lower that number but there is still a lot of work to be done in that regard.

On honeymoon and two months pregnant, Sue discovers a lump in her breast. This is her raw, unpolished diary as she navigates the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Brutally honest, she faces the overwhelming terror of the road ahead – for herself and her unborn daughter. Her candid diary...

As a pastor and chaplain at a cancer treatment facility, Dr. Michael S. Barry has spent hours with cancer patients listening to their stories, reflecting with them on their disease, and helping them better understand the role their faith can play at this critical time. And frequently, he has sat beside...