Living with cancer : a practical guide / Dave Visel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Visel, Dave, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Popular works.

Cancer.

Cancer--Treatment--Popular works.

Cancer--Psychological aspects.

Cancer--Patients--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this essential guide, Dave Visel draws on expertise hard-won during his wife’s battle with lymphoma. He provides an overview of the varieties of cancer and all the basic types of treatments available. Chapters dispel common myths associated with these treatments and provide tips on nutrition and physical fitness. Visel also moves beyond the hospital to provide information and strategies to help with the emotional, practical, and financial effects of a diagnosis. Cancer patients will find the tools they need to make well-informed decisions on questions ranging from the right time to tell coworkers to whether to travel for treatment. Because medical bankruptcies affect nearly two million Americans each year, Visel devotes several chapters to financial issues. He also addresses the effects of cancer on relationships, such as how to deal with a difficult parent or whether to reconcile with an estranged spouse. In addition, Living with Cancer provides a comprehensive overview of the most useful corporate, government, and non-profit resources available. Anyone looking for help in understanding the full range of personal, professional, and legal issues associated with cancer will welcome this book. As inspiring as it is informative, it is a survival guide in the truest sense.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Quick Starts

I. Introduction: Setting the Stage

II. Orientation: Some Preliminary Introductions and Suggestions

III. Team Building: People Don’t Beat Cancer; Teams of People Do

IV. Supporting Resources: An Inventory and Evaluation of Available Tools

V. The Illness: Help a Patient Can Use, and Things a Patient Should Know, to Make the Best of This

VI. Related Issues: Topics You May Need to Know More About

VII. Relationships: Critical Elements of Patient-Partner Relationships

One More Thing

Reference Center

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-94701-2

9786610947010

0-8135-3941-2

OCLC:

77560854