Gilda's Disease: Personal Experiences and Authoritative Medical Advice on Ovarian Cancer
ISBN: 9780767901383 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The first book on ovarian cancer for the general reader, this is a comprehensive, compassionate look at a disease millions of people first became aware of with the tragic death of comedienne Gilda Radner in 1989. Dr. Piver, a leading cancer surgeon, discusses the causes of ovarian cancer, preventative measures, classic signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests and genetic screening, the different types of ovarian cancer, the four stages in the disease's progression, and the most effective treatments. Gene Wilder's intimate commentary, letters from Gilda's fans, and excerpts from her book, It's...
The first book on ovarian cancer for the general reader, this is a comprehensive, compassionate look at a disease millions of people first became awar...
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64,42 zł |
Cancer Talk: Voices of Hope and Endurance from the Group Room, the World's Largest Cancer Support Group
ISBN: 9780767903257 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) For the first time, Cancer Talk provides a support group in a book.
Research shows that cancer patients who attend support groups can survive longer and lead fuller lives than patients receiving medical treatment alone. Cancer Talk, based on "The Group Room(R)," the nation's only talk-radio cancer support show, brings hope, information, and inspiration to everyone affected by cancer. Show host Selma Schimmel, a cancer advocate and longtime survivor, has gathered the voices of cancer patients and survivors, family and friends, physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to... For the first time, Cancer Talk provides a support group in a book.
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81,60 zł |
Surviving Cancer: One Woman's Story and Her Inspiring Program for Anyone Facing a Cancer Diagnosis
ISBN: 9780767907156 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) When cancer specialists at Boston s internationally renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute diagnosed Margie Levine with a deadly asbestos-related lung cancer, they predicted that she had only six months to live. Refusing to give up hope, she chose an approach that combined state-of-the-art medicine with her own holistic program. Eleven years later, her mind/body regimen has evolved into a prescription for survival, and she has dedicated her life to sharing it with others.
Surviving Cancer offers a practical, integrated way of self-healing, with advice on: Creating the best... When cancer specialists at Boston s internationally renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute diagnosed Margie Levine with a deadly asbestos-related lung ...
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77,30 zł |
The Complete Cancer Cleanse: A Proven Program to Detoxify and Renew Body, Mind, and Spirit
ISBN: 9780785288633 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Cherie Calbom, -The Juice Lady, - therapist John Calbom, and Michael Mahaffey, a twenty-year cancer survivor, present a unique, multi-disciplinary approach to fighting cancer. Cherie Calbom, -The Juice Lady, - therapist John Calbom, and Michael Mahaffey, a twenty-year cancer survivor, present a unique, multi-disciplinary ... |
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81,55 zł |
Dancing in Limbo: Making Sense of Life After Cancer
ISBN: 9780787901035 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Life After Cancer
I immediately wanted to recommAnd this book to my patients. It] will serve as a roadmap to help cancer patients anticipate feelings and stages of the coping process. It will help demystify the complex and often baffling set of experiences on the uncertain path of cancer survivorship. --Elisabeth Targ, M.D., Geraldine Brush Cancer Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center An intimate and inspiring account of the authors' real-life experiences of surviving cancer. The authors provide a straightforward account of what life is like... Life After Cancer
I immediately wanted to recommAnd this book to my patients. It] will serve as a roadmap to help cancer patients antici... |
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279,26 zł |
Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories
ISBN: 9780789014511 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Tells the stories of women whose mothers had breast cancer. It uses their own voices to express the common fears and expectations of daughters in the periods before and during their mother's illnesses, involving genetic risks, death and dying, and changes in their relationships.
Tells the stories of women whose mothers had breast cancer. It uses their own voices to express the common fears and expectations of daughters in the ...
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208,23 zł |
Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories
ISBN: 9780789014528 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) ""I will always and forever feel I have a 'hole' in my life where my mother once existed.""I think, when you have to think about the fact you might have to take care of your parents someday and juggle kids at the same time...It's a scary proposition.""We had open communication during and before the breast cancer. But then after the breast cancer, I was often afraid to bring things up, in trying to protect Mom.""This insightful book tells the stories of women whose mothers had breast cancer. It uses their own voices to express the common fears and expectations of daughters in the periods...
""I will always and forever feel I have a 'hole' in my life where my mother once existed.""I think, when you have to think about the fact you might ha...
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114,50 zł |
Manmade Breast Cancers
ISBN: 9780801487071 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A new understanding of humanity and feminism from the starting point of breast health is the ultimate goal of Zillah Eisenstein's political memoir of her family's experience with breast cancer. The well-known feminist author argues that politics always needs the personal, and that the personal is never enough on its own. Her return to the personal side of the political combines the two for a radicalized way of seeing, viewing, and knowing.
The author strives to bring together a critique of environmental damage and the health of women's bodies, gain perspective on the role race plays as a... A new understanding of humanity and feminism from the starting point of breast health is the ultimate goal of Zillah Eisenstein's political memoir of ...
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156,16 zł |
One in Three: A Son's Journey Into the History and Science of Cancer
ISBN: 9780802143488 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In Wishart's personal, journalistic take on the history of cancer, he offers an encouraging story of science's progress in changing the outlook on cancer from a disease that one dies from to one that can be lived with.
In Wishart's personal, journalistic take on the history of cancer, he offers an encouraging story of science's progress in changing the outlook on can...
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77,30 zł |
Fighting Cancer from Within: How to Use the Power of Your Mind for Healing
ISBN: 9780805069167 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A breakthrough guide for cancer patients on using the mind to treat the body, from a pioneer in In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Martin L. Rossman-hailed as "one of the greatest healers of our generation" by Rachel Naomi Remen-shows cancer patients how to use imagery in specific ways that can help them in their fight against cancer. Imagery is a natural,... A breakthrough guide for cancer patients on using the mind to treat the body, from a pioneer in |
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98,73 zł |
Early Detection: Women, Cancer, and Awareness Campaigns in the Twentieth-Century United States
ISBN: 9780807856826 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Dispelling the common notion that American women became activists in the fight against female cancer only after the 1970s, Kirsten E. Gardner traces women's cancer education campaigns back to the early twentieth century. Focusing on breast cancer, but using research on cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancers as well, Gardner's examination of films, publications, health fairs, and archival materials shows that women have promoted early cancer detection since the inception of the American Society for the Control of Cancer in 1913. While informing female audiences about cancer risks, these early...
Dispelling the common notion that American women became activists in the fight against female cancer only after the 1970s, Kirsten E. Gardner traces w...
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202,91 zł |
From This Moment on: A Guide for Those Recently Diagnosed with Cancer
ISBN: 9780812992243 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) So, it's official. You've been diagnosed with cancer. And from this moment on your life will never
be the same. No matter how much others may wish to help, you alone must initiate the journey. This is the first step. From This Moment On offers its hand to anyone dealing with cancer. Following a positive cancer diagnosis, you may feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. From This Moment On walks you through the stages of illness, treatment, and recovery. It shows you how to accept and move through your anxiety or pain; to gain a sense of control; to find people who can help;... So, it's official. You've been diagnosed with cancer. And from this moment on your life will never
be the same. No matter how much others may wish ... |
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98,77 zł |
Prostate Cancer PB
ISBN: 9780813366579 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Telling the stories of ten men from various backgrounds, locations and occupations, this is a study of living with prostate cancer. Each of the men was diagnosed at a different stage of the disease, and each has taken a different approach to his individual treatment. They, and some of their wives, describe what they experienced, from diagnosis to treatment and dealing with doctors, the physical and psychological side-effects of the disease, and the impact those side-effects have had on them and their wives.
Telling the stories of ten men from various backgrounds, locations and occupations, this is a study of living with prostate cancer. Each of the men wa...
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118,99 zł |
Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison: Transforming Breast Cancer Stories into Action
ISBN: 9780813534718 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Depending on one's vantage point, breast cancer can be a very different experience, and indeed, a very different concern. It is, for some, a personal struggle; for others, it is a disease posing scientific and environmental challenges; and for others it is a highly charged and politicized issue around which policy wars rage. Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison brings a unique perspective to breast cancer by recognizing the overlapping relationship of all these realities.Drawing on the writings of Rachel Carson, Betty Ford, Rose Kushner, and Audre Lorde, this book explores the various...
Depending on one's vantage point, breast cancer can be a very different experience, and indeed, a very different concern. It is, for some, a personal ...
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177,04 zł |
Living with Cancer: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9780813538204 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) 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...
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 ca...
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150,95 zł |
Women Confront Cancer: Twenty-One Leaders Making Medical History by Choosing Alternative and Complementary Therapies
ISBN: 9780814735862 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Each year hundreds of thousands of women are diagnosed with cancer, and more and more frequently, women are turning to alternative treatments to take control of their illnesses and their lives. Information, however, has been scarce for women navigating through conventional and unconventional medicine. Research funding continues to support traditional cancer therapies. Women Confront Cancer declares the need for new, less toxic therapies and diagnostic procedures. For the first time, Women Confront Cancer unites the voices of women leaders who have breast, cervical,... Each year hundreds of thousands of women are diagnosed with cancer, and more and more frequently, women are turning to alternative treatments to ta... |
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385,32 zł |
Not Now I'm Having a No Hair Day
ISBN: 9780816643158 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Christine Clifford reaches out to people with cancer from her own experience with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Convinced that laughter can bring healing, she takes a light-hearted look at the trials people face during diagnosis and treatment for cancer. Christine Clifford reaches out to people with cancer from her own experience with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Convinced that laughter can... |
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41,60 zł |
Prostate Cancer: Translational and Emerging Therapies
ISBN: 9780849371851 / Angielski / Twarda / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Scientists have reached a critical point in the development of new therapies for prostate cancer. The information gleaned from the Human Genome Project, alongside the emergence of new technologies for the use of genetic data has expanded the physician's understanding of disease progression and widened his armamentarium for prostate cancer prevention and control. This expertly-written reference thoroughly analyzes the scientific principles and methodologies behind the most recent translational therapies and provides the necessary context, data, and studies for practitioners to select...
Scientists have reached a critical point in the development of new therapies for prostate cancer. The information gleaned from the Human Genome Projec...
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885,18 zł |
My Mother's Breast: Daughters Face Their Mothers' Cancer
ISBN: 9780878332274 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Focusing on the unique psychological needs of women who must deal with the pain and devastation of a mother's breast cancer while repressing their fears for their own health, Tarkan profiles a wide range of women who have witnessed the effects of breast cancer.
Focusing on the unique psychological needs of women who must deal with the pain and devastation of a mother's breast cancer while repressing their fea...
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64,21 zł |
Complete Guide to Preventing Cancer
ISBN: 9780879758905 / Angielski / Twarda / 385 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This important book is a guide to understanding cancer and its causes. Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, a nationally known consumer advocate, explains in layperson's terms what the average consumer can do to reduce the risks of contracting this most feared of diseases.
For decades, Americans have assumed that cancer strikes in wholly unpredictable ways and that it is simply a matter of fate that one person is afflicted with the disease while another is not. Yet Whelan points to research showing that when it comes to cancer risks, we largely determine our own fates. Science has made great strides in... This important book is a guide to understanding cancer and its causes. Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, a nationally known consumer advocate, explains in laypers...
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158,85 zł |