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Barbara's
Book
If you have just learnt that you have
cancer, you will find Barbara's Book
which is a notebook guide for the newly
diagnosed patient very useful. It help
you in those first few weeks and months
as you make the necessary decisions
about their treatment. It is a pdf that
you can download for free to use. |
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Who can ever understand? - Talking about
your cancer
If you've been told that you have cancer
then almost certainly you'll find it
very difficult to talk about what's
happening to you and how you feel. If
that's what you are experiencing now,
then this booklet has been written to
help you.
Lost
for Words - how to talk to someone with
cancer
We all feel stuck, maybe almost paralysed,
when a friend of ours receives some
bad news (even if things later work
out much better than we feared at first).
To put it simply, if you want to help
but don't know how, then this booklet
is for you.
Depression
and cancer
This section outlines the common
symptoms of depression which may help
you decide if you are depressed. It
provides information to help you understand
more about depression when it occurs
alongside cancer. |
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Living
with Cancer: Practical Issues
Coping with cancer inevitably brings
emotional turmoil and a flood of concerns.
However, plenty of support is available
to help you face some of the changes
to your financial and practical needs. |
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Taking The Fear Out Of Cancer
"Mission: Our goal is to take the
fear out of a cancer diagnosis by encouraging
people to take a pro-active approach
to cancer. We provide awareness and
education regarding symptoms, risk factors
and screening methods for early detection,
and offer information and resources
for people dealing with cancer. Our
site provides over 150 links to cancer
sites offering free information and
services." |
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Five
Advanced Tips for Helping Friends with
Cancer
Your friend has cancer and you want
to help. The greatest present you can
bring them is your presence. How you
prepare yourself is more important than
what you say or do. Words and actions
that arise from a loving and healing
spirit almost always hit the mark. The
following tips come from Drs. Bill and
Susie Buchholz, an oncologist-psychologist
team with over twenty-three years experience
working with patients and their caregivers.
Things to Do For Cancer Patients
Think of things which will improve the
quality of care. It is also a guideline
for what to prepare for in the advent
of death. |
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Support Publications:
- Advanced
Cancer: Living Each Day
This National Cancer Institute
booklet was written to help persons
who have gone through the struggles
of diagnosis, treatment, and, perhaps,
recurrence of cancer, persons for
whom a cure or long-term remission
is no longer likely.
- Facing
Forward - A Guide for Cancer Survivors
An overview of important survivor
issues, including ongoing health
needs, emotional concerns, insurance,
and employment. Contains experiences
from cancer survivors, practical
tips, record-keeping forms, and
resources.
- When
Someone in Your Family Has Cancer
Written for young people with a
parent or other family member who
has cancer. Includes sections on
the disease, its treatment, and
emotional concerns.
- Eating
Hints for Cancer Patients: Before,
During, and After Treatment
Provides information and recipes
to help patients meet their needs
for good nutrition before, during,
and after treatment.
- Cancer
Pain Control
This booklet will help you learn
about pain control for people with
cancer and how to talk with your
doctors and nurses about your pain
and how well the treatment is working
for you.
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Online Books:
- Guide
for Cancer Supporters
This book is about actions! Actions
you can take from the very beginning
and continue all the way through
a cancer patient's recovery. What
is important is to do the things
that will really help the patient.
Make them feel better now and in
the long run. Try to help them have
a better chance of succeeding in
the fight against their disease.
- Cancer...
There's Hope
An inspirational book about lung
cancer and cancer in general
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