After You Hear It's Cancer: A Guide to Navigating the Difficult Journey Ahead
Helpful and informative-told from perspective of patient and doctor. Recommend for both patients...
In 2014, an estimated 1.66 million people will receive a diagnosis of cancer. They will join a pool of 13.7 million Americans already living with a history of cancer. Almost 600,000 Americans will die from cancer. For some, cancer will be only a short divergence. For others, however, it will be a dramatic fork in the road. And for still others, the beginning of the end of the line. This book guides cancer patients along their journey where no one knows the duration or the destination. Divided into the three parts of being a cancer patient—the diagnosis, initial treatment, and on to survivorship—the book will help the newly diagnosed...
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- Pages: 240 pages
- ISBN: 9781442246256 / 0
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I received this book a few days after I received my own diagnosis of cancer. The most helpful aspect of this book is that it looks at the care not only through the patient's eyes but also through the caregiver's perspective. It is easily understandable by a layperson and provides a logical map to work your way through the healthcare... I interviewed the author for a few stories about cancer that I wrote. As someone who has dealt with two types of cancer (refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma and a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor), I highly recommend this book to give you a basic, easy-to-understand overview of what to expect and how to prepare for cancer care, from getting... Helpful and informative-told from perspective of patient and doctor. Recommend for both patients and caregivers. Tone throughout was clear and logical but also compassionate.
