Overview
āJill Eikenberry, actor and breast cancer advocate
""A valuable resource for survivors.""
āPeari Moore, RN, MN, FAAN, Executive Director, Oncology Nursing Society
""A Cancer Survivorās Almanac is a clearly written, sensitive, and sensible guide to surviving with cancer. This almanac can help you more comfortably and knowledgeably take charge of your life with cancer.""
āDavid Spiegel, MD, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and author, Living Beyond Limits (Ballantine, 1994)
""This indispensible quide provides helpful information and much-needed support that will improve the quality of life for cancer survivors.""
āRichard Klausner, MD, Director, National Cancer Institute
""From the time of its discovery and for the balance of life, an individual diagnosed with cancer is a survivor.""
āNational Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Charter
A Cancer Survivorās Almanac: Charting Your Journey serves as a guide to help survivors, caregivers, families, and friends chart a survivorship journey. Written by the survivors and professionals who founded the cancer survivorship movement, A Cancer Survivorās Almanac provides essential up-to-date, practical information on:
- The latest information in medical diagnosis, treatment, pain control, and long-term and late effects of cancer treatment
- Health insurance ā how to find and keep it under the most current laws (including the federal health reform law which takes effect in 1997)
- Tips on how to find and work with the best doctors and hospitals
- Understanding the risks and benefits of unconventional treatments
- How to win the battle against job discrimination
- Clear answers to legal and financial questions
- How to cope with the personal and social impact of cancer
- Communicating with family and friends, including dealing with grief and loss
- The benefits of peer support, with tips on starting your own peer-support network
- Advocating for yourself and others
This book title, A Cancer Survivor's Almanac (Charting Your Journey) - 9781620455784, ISBN: 9781620455784, by National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Barbara Hoffman, Fitzhugh Mullan, published by Turner Publishing Company (November 1, 1996) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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