Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence: A Practical Guide to Help You Through the First Few Weeks

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AuthorBuckman MD, Dr. Robert
PublisherFirefly Books
Bindingpaperback
PublishedSeptember 9, 2006
Edition1
LanguageEnglish
Pages280
ISBN-101554072344
ISBN-139781554072347
Weight0.7 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L		 0.9 in × 6.0 in × 7.9 in

Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence: A Practical Guide to Help You Through the First Few Weeks

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About this book

A trusted and essential companion for everyone dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. "If you're reading this book, you're probably reeling... This book is going to do one specific thing for you: it's going to help you get your balance back." -from the introduction Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence is a practical guide written for people who have just been diagnosed with cancer. It aims to help them -- and their loved ones -- make sense of what...

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A trusted and essential companion for everyone dealing with a diagnosis of cancer.

"If you're reading this book, you're probably reeling... This book is going to do one specific thing for you: it's going to help you get your balance back."
-from the introduction

Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence is a practical guide written for people who have just been diagnosed with cancer. It aims to help them -- and their loved ones -- make sense of what happens next and to plan a course of action. Dr. Robert Buckman describes everything that comes after the diagnosis, including tests, the stages of the disease, treatment options and follow-up.

Having treated patients and interacted with their families for years, Dr. Buckman presents a six-step plan that provides information needed to make important choices in seeking the best treatment:

  • Communicating with the medical team
  • Treatment options and their pros and cons
  • The right questions to ask and where to get information
  • The decisions the patient has to make
  • The possible outcomes.

Dr. Buckman also focuses on daily life: how to talk to your spouse or children, how to break the news to friends, and how to obtain the information you need. There's also a section addressed to family and friends who "just don't know what to say."

In simple and straightforward language, this practical book provides a guide for use in the real world.


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