Cancer Survival Guide: How to Conquer It and Live a Good Life

by Charlotte Libov

Overview

A cancer diagnosis brings along with it immediate feelings of fear, panic, and helplessness, often causing the patient to make rash decisions about their treatment. Just as the title implies, the Cancer Survival Guide will lead you through what will undoubtedly be the most crucial healthcare decisions you’ll ever make. This definitive manual to understanding, managing, and preventing the disease offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on the subject, such as:

• What cancer is, its symptoms and causes, and how it affects the body
• Major forms of cancer , including statistics on gender, age, culture, and prognosis
• How to choose a doctor, and the major treatment centers based on diagnosis
• Conventional and alternative treatments available, and what side effects to expect
• Coping strategies for cancer sufferers and their loved ones
• How to navigate life after cancer, the future of cancer research, and much more . . .

Rely on the Cancer Survival Guide to address every facet of this illness that not only affects the sufferer’s physical well-being and lifestyle, but one whose reverberations are also felt emotionally and spiritually, impacting family, friends, and caregivers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630060145
Publisher:	Humanix Books
Publication date:	02/16/2016
Series:	DaVinci Guides Series
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Charlotte Libov is an award-winning, health and wellness author, and a pioneer in the field of patient advocacy. Her initial book, The Women’s Heart Book, was among the first to call attention to the problem of heart disease in women, and was made into a groundbreaking PBS special, in which she appeared as part of an expert panel. A popular speaker, she has given talks for Toyota, IBM, and the Biotech International Organization, and has appeared as a keynote speaker for the US Army War College, the American Heart Association, Duke University Medical School, Women in International Trade, and at hospitals and organizations throughout the country. Her byline has appeared regularly in Newsmax Magazine, NewsmaxHealth.com, WebMD.com, HeathRevolution.com, CURE.org, AARP.org, GoodHousekeeping.com, HuffingtonPost.com, and many other top websites and publications. She is also a former New York Times regular contributor.