Facing Cancer
A Complete Guide for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Caregivers
Description:... THE BEST INFORMATION SOURCE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER. . Uniquely supportive of the emotional, social, and familial aspects of living with cancer, "Facing Cancer" is for anyone whose life is affected by this diagnosisyourself, a family member or friend, or even a health care professional. .
. Written by the leading physicians in their respective fieldspsychiatry and oncology "Facing Cancer" is the only reference that combines top-tier medical information and compassionate counsel on cancer, its causes, and treatments with a caring approach to the emotional aspects of living with this diagnosis. This book gives you solid, trustworthy information in distinctive chapters that answer the most pertinent questions about cancer. It features integrative and complementary therapies, including faith and prayer, and the best medical advice on nutritional and other health-building lifestyle changes..
. "Facing Cancer" provides the best information on cancer and its treatment, guidance to the finest outside information sources, and advice on tried and true coping strategies for everyone involved. This book is vital to ease the loneliness, fear, and pain of facing this diagnosis. .
. ABOUT THE AUTHORS.
Theodore A. Stern, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Board certified in psychiatry and neurology, Dr. Stern is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters and 10 books, including "The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Primary Care Psychiatry,."
. Mikkael A. Sekeres, M.D., M.S., is a staffoncologist at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and a former Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School. A leading oncologist, Dr. Sekeres has written on topics in oncology for both the medical professional as well as the general public. His work has been published in both scientific and nonscientific journals..
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