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When Laura Jensen Walker was diagnosed with breast cancer on her first wedding anniversary, she found humor to be healing in the midst of terrifying circumstances. In this energetic and hope-filled book, she draws on her faith and her sense of humor to encourage others going through the same thing. From discovering that "bald is beautiful" to navigating the world of saline breast implants, Walker recounts the highs and lows of coping with cancer.

Each year, 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Upon learning this difficult news, individuals also have a minefield of complex information to navigate regarding treatment plans, insurance coverage, clinical trials, and more. Your Cancer Road Map: Navigating Life with Resilience is a compassionate, comprehensive guide for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers, designed to take the guesswork out of these crucial decisions every step of the way.

The Cancer Problem offers the first medical, cultural, and social history of cancer in 19th-century Britain. It argues that it was in the 19th century that cancer acquired the unique emotional, symbolic, and politicized status it maintains today. Through an interrogation of the construction, deployment, and emotional consequences of the disease's incurability, this book reframes our conceptualization of the relationship between medicine and modern life and reshapes our understanding of chronic and incurable maladies, both past and present.

Poet, author and activist Janine Booth was part of the ranting poetry movement of the '80s, performing as The Big J. In late 2016, she discovered a strange indentation in her right breast and was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer. In this collection of candid journal extracts, poetry, meticulous research and substantive politics, Janine details her journey from detection and diagnosis, through surgery, to "getting over it".

In Faith, Hope, and Healing, Siegel shares the inspiring stories of people who have experienced cancer and found deeper faith, hope, joy, and healing through the process. Grouped into sections on faith, hope, and healing, these stories and Siegel's insightful commentaries will encourage and help listeners develop an attitude and personality that survivors share, while also offering myriad ways to get through difficult times and discover the gifts that illness can bring into a person's life.

When Amy Nappa was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV-B uterine cancer, her life and that of her husband's, Mike, changed forever. But they weren't the only ones whose lives were touched by Amy's courageous journey into the waiting arms of her loving Savior. What started out as a private Facebook group intended to keep family and close friends apprised of Amy's medical condition grew to include hundreds, with thousands more reading publicly about Amy daily on social media.

In Dr. Steven Eisenberg's oncology practice, the enemy is cancer, but it's also denial, anger, and fear--draining emotions that can interfere with the effectiveness of treatment. Every day, Dr. Steven helps patients fight cancer using both time-tested conventional therapies and innovative...

When Geoff Thomas struggled to play a friendly game of tennis while on holiday in Mallorca in May 2003, he thought little of it. Recently retired as a footballer, he believed it was a sign of ageing and perhaps a pulled muscle. But when the pain wouldn't go away, his wife Julie persuaded him to go to a doctor. He was diagnosed as having leukaemia. Riding Through the Storm focuses on his journey round the Tour de France in the summer of 2005.

When Henry Scowcroft's partner, Zarah, was diagnosed with stage-four bladder cancer in 2016, their world fell apart. An award-winning science writer for Cancer Research UK, Henry had spent 14 years at the coal-face of cancer research, but now the disease had infiltrated his personal life too. Henry uses this unique perspective to tell the story of Zarah's illness, how he tried in vain to use everything he'd learnt in his professional career to try to save her and in doing so, how he realised that even a career writing about cancer daily isn't enough preparation for what comes next.

Traumatized and terrified of cancer? Whether you or a family member is battling the disease, this beautiful, updated edition of the trusted, encouraging 90-day devotional will comfort and strengthen you. Written by women who have faced cancer themselves, this book reminds you that you are not...

Whether you’ve put your dreams on hold, recovering from your own illness or lost someone you care about, discover how to jumpstart your next amazing season in life through this heartfelt, relatable memoir. After surviving both Hodgkin’s lymphoma and melanoma, sports enthusiast Katie Russell...

Simplify Cancer sets you up to get through chemotherapy and other cancer treatments in the best way possible and having the best life you can despite cancer. This is the manual that every man needs to take charge of their life during cancer.

Follow Erika on her journey as she writes from the heart in real time about her diagnosis, treatment, and ultimate recovery from an advanced form of breast cancer. Alongside traditional oncology care, Erika's natural curiosity and self-determination led her to explore the holistic therapies of integrative medicine.

CANCER WITHOUT FEAR–A YEAR TO LIVE is the remarkable unconventional story of Chuck Sirko's terminal cancer diagnosis. When Chuck refused mainstream's “Gold Standard of Care”, his wife Jacqueline dedicated herself to researching alternative methods of treatment. The goal: to make Chuck’s remaining time free from any repercussions of radiation and chemotherapy and to live life to the fullest.

«No es este un tratado sobre superación personal ni sobre leucemia y trasplante de médula. Solo hablo de mi viaje […]. Y de cómo este viaje, el de la enfermedad y el de este libro, ha transformado mi manera de mirar a la muerte y, por lo tanto, a la vida. Y de cómo noto, más que nunca, el suelo bajo mis pies y el aire en mis pulmones. Aunque estos me sigan doliendo 730 días después». A Sergio Peris-Mencheta, con cuarenta y nueve años, le sorprendió una leucemia de diagnóstico incierto. Intentó volver a España desde Estados Unidos para tratarse, pero la fragilidad de su estado lo imposibilitó.

Quand le cancer surgit, tout vacille. Ce livre est né d'une rencontre entre trois médecins : deux oncologues et un psychiatre qui a connu le cancer. Ensemble, ils ont voulu écrire ce qu'ils aimeraient partager avec une personne malade ou avec son entourage. Elles proposent une autre manière de penser la médecine : plus globale, plus empathique, plus vivante.

Unerwartet und erschütternd ist die Diagnose, die das Leben der bekannten Psychotherapeutin Ulrike Döpfner auf den Kopf stellt: Liposarkom, ein bösartiger Tumor des Weichteilgewebes. Üblicherweise ist sie es, die Menschen berät. Nun muss sie sich selbst beistehen.

From Just Let It Kill Me to Finding Good, Mike Thompson’s inspirational story will empower you to live your best life. Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 10, Mike Thompson would endure four total cancers, two bone marrow transplants, more than 75 surgeries—including a 12-hour facial reconstruction—and more than six years in the fog of addiction to opioids. After being freed from the clutches of drug dependency, Mike took a leap of faith and set out to reclaim his life.

For listeners navigating grief, spiritual seekers questioning the nature of love and the afterlife, or anyone who’s ever whispered I miss you into the void—this book will speak to you.

In a world where cancer was once synonymous with despair and finality, a new reality emerges: survivors now live a decade beyond their diagnosis. This seismic shift presents us with fresh challenges to confront head-on. How do we navigate life after hearing those dreaded words in the doctor's office? It's a question that reverberates through the hearts of those grappling with cancer today. While society educates us on the risks, we've yet to master the art of truly living with cancer.