The Total Cancer Wellness Guide: Reclaiming Your Life After Diagnosis

Description

Organized into four sections that span the cancer-management process from diagnosis through the unpredictable future, this guide covers everything people with cancer and their families need to know about being active participants in their own long-term plan for well-being. With so many cancer patients becoming survivors, living longer and better has become an increasingly important point of focus for The Wellness Community, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free emotional support, education, and hope to people affected by cancer. This book accurately and compassionately addresses all of the physical, emotional, social, and practical needs of today's cancer patients and survivors, preparing them for wellness that can follow throughout the rest of their lives, regardless of how long that may be.

Kim Thiboldeaux is the president and CEO of The Wellness Community and the former director of patient relations for oncology and transplant at Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. She lives in Washington, DC. Mitch Golant, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and the coauthor of six books, including What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed. He lives in Los Angeles. Mehmet Oz, MD, is a professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He is the host of Second Opinion on the Discovery Health Channel and frequent guest doctor on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

"This resource will help patients feel less overwhelmed and intimidated by medical jargon and procedures and empower them to make informed decisions. Highly recommended for all health collections, especially hospital patient, public consumer health, and nonprofit organization collections." -Library Journal