Cancer : 50 Essential Things to Do,9780452280748

Cancer : 50 Essential Things to Do

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780452280748
ISBN10: 0452280745
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-08-01
Publisher(s): Plume
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Summary

Informative and inspiring, "Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do" goes hand-in-hand with a patient's medical treatment and provides an invaluable road map to recovery.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD XIII(2)
O. CARL SIMONTON, M.D.
INTRODUCTION XV(4)
AUTHOR'S NOTE XIX
ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING 1(20)
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
3(5)
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ILLNESS
3(3)
NO SUCH THING AS HOPELESS
6(2)
A ROAD MAP TO RECOVERY
8(13)
LEARNING FROM THE TRUE EXPERTS
8(1)
THE EIGHT STRATEGIES
9(9)
IMPLEMENTATION INTELLIGENCE
18(3)
THE 50 ESSENTIAL THINGS TO DO 21(44)
DETERMINING YOUR TREATMENT PROGRAM 23(42)
1. STOP "AWFULIZING"
24(2)
2. TAKE CHARGE
26(2)
3. ASK YOUR DOCTOR THESE QUESTIONS
28(2)
4. GET A SECOND OPINION
30(4)
5. MAKE AN IMPORTANT INQUIRY
34(2)
6. RETHINK THE STATISTICS
36(2)
7. UNDERSTAND YOUR CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT OPTIONS
38(6)
8. GAUGE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN YOUR MEDICAL TEAM
44(2)
9. CONVICTION VERSUS WISHFUL THINKING
46(2)
10. REFLECT ON THE TREATMENT DECISION
48(4)
11. DECIDE!
52(2)
12. GIVE ONLY INFORMED CONSENT
54(3)
13. BELIEVE IN YOUR TREATMENT PROGRAM
57(2)
14. OVERCOME NAUSEA
59(2)
15. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR APPOINTMENTS
61(2)
16. MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS
63(2)
HEAL YOUR LIFESTYLE 65(38)
17. LIVE "WELL"
67(2)
18. OPERATE UNDER NEW ASSUMPTIONS
69(2)
19. SCHEDULE YOUR WELLNESS
71(2)
20. ELIMINATE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMOKING
73(2)
21. ADOPT THIS DIETARY STRATEGY DURING TREATMENT
75(3)
22. FOLLOW THESE "EAT SMART" GUIDELINES
78(5)
23. REPLACE FLUIDS
83(2)
24. KNOW WHY YOU'RE EATING
85(2)
25. DETERMINE YOUR VITAMIN, MINERAL, AND HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS
87(8)
26. MAKE EXERCISE PART OF YOUR RECOVERY PROGRAM
95(3)
27. GET MORE SLEEP
98(2)
28. FIND A POSITIVE SUPPORT GROUP
100(3)
HEAL WITH THE MIND 103(24)
29. READ AND STUDY THESE BOOKS
105(2)
30. DISCOVER YOUR BELIEFS
107(3)
31. "REFRAME" YOUR CANCER
110(3)
32. EVALUATE YOUR SELF-TALK
113(3)
33. CHOOSE A DAILY AFFIRMATION
116(2)
34. MANAGE YOUR TOXIC STRESS
118(2)
35. PRACTICE VISUALIZATION
120(3)
36. MINIMIZE TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS
123(4)
TOTAL WELLNESS: YOUR NEW LIFE PERSPECTIVE 127(22)
37. UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF ILLNESS
129(4)
38. LIVE THIS MOMENT
133(3)
39. TAKE TIME TO PLAY
136(2)
40. LAUGH FOR HEALING POWER
138(2)
41. EVALUATE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
140(3)
42. GET BEYOND "WHY?"
143(2)
43. PRACTICE SELF-DISCIPLINE
145(4)
FOR THE COMMITTED 149(22)
44. SEE LIFE THROUGH SPIRITUAL EYES
151(2)
45. VALUE PERSONAL SPIRITUAL GROWTH
153(2)
46. DISCOVER YOUR EMOTIONAL STYLE
155(4)
47. MAKE FORGIVENESS A HABIT
159(4)
48. EXUDE GRATITUDE
163(3)
49. PRACTICE UNCONDITIONAL LOVING
166(3)
50. SHARE THIS HOPE
169(2)
EPILOGUE: YOU HAVE A FUTURE 171(1)
APPENDIX A: IF CHEMOTHERAPY IS RECOMMENDED 172(4)
APPENDIX B: NONTOXIC AND LESS TOXIC CANCER TREATMENTS 176(2)
APPENDIX C: A CANCER PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS 178(3)
SURVEY ON CANCER AND RECOVERY 181

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