Cancer/Oncology
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Surviving “Terminal” Cancer: Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, and Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won’t Tell You About
An account of dealing with glioblastoma brain cancer, along with the information needed to survive it -
Fundamentals of Cancer Care
This is a practice-focused guide for staff working in clinical practice and acute cancer care, particularly nursing. It is a valuable tool for learners at multiple levels of practice, from pre-registration to specialized cancer care roles. It is produced in partnership with the UK Oncology Nursing Society. -
Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care
In Oncology Massage – an integrative approach to cancer care the authors have created a textbook which will provide both experienced and inexperienced therapists with a resource to expand their knowledge and understanding of working with people with cancer. Cancer occurrence and survivorship are now so common that every massage therapist will at some time work with clients who have been through cancer treatment. The short and long-term effects of biomedical cancer treatment require massage therapy adaptations to pressure, site, position and duration to provide safe and effective treatments. Informed massage therapists can support the body to promote overall wellness as well as identify the underlying secondary effects of cancer treatment that contribute to physical dysfunction.
Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care provides massage therapists with essential information for:
Treatment planning based on the physiology of cancer and cancer treatments
Critical, thoughtful treatment decision making
Consideration of the psychosocial effects of cancer
Enhancing therapist self-awareness and building a therapeutic relationship.
The information is presented in a clear and simple format with plentiful use of illustrations and information boxes which allows it to be used both as a learning tool for those new to the field of oncology massage and as a resource for quick referral when working with new patients.
The techniques of massage therapy change very little; it is the knowledge and understanding of their use that distinguishes a massage therapist. Oncology Massage is unusual in that it includes contributions not only from a range of experienced practitioners but also from people with cancer who have received massage during and after cancer treatment. This feedback from clients provides an invaluable addition to the understanding of how massage can be used as a safe and effective part of cancer care.
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DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology (Cancer Principles and Practice of Oncology)
The standard-setting text in oncology for 40 years, DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 12th Edition, provides authoritative guidance and strategies for managing every type of cancer by stage and presentation. Drs. Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg oversee an outstanding team of expert contributing authors who keep you up to date and fully informed in this fast-changing field. This award-winning reference is also continually updated on Health Library and VitalSource platforms for the life of the edition.-
Integrates basic science into individual cancer chapters for more efficient reference
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Features quarterly updates that include late-breaking developments in oncology such as new drugs and clinical trials, as well as new case studies and interactive algorithms
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Offers balanced, multidisciplinary advice from a surgeon, a medical oncologist, and a radiation oncologist
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Provides updated content on immunotherapy and genetics throughout
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Includes important related topics such as cancer screening and prevention, palliative care, supportive oncology, and quality of life issues
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Now available in a convenient single volume, or a seven-multivolume option for portability and ease of use
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Clinical Oncology: Basic Principles and Practice
This popular textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of clinical oncology. Ideal for medical undergraduates, clinicians and other health professionals who want to increase their understanding of the challenges of managing patients with cancer, the book enables readers to learn and then test themselves on all aspects of cancer medicine, from epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and presentation, through to diagnosis, staging, management and prognosis.
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A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases
Dr. Gerson (1881-1959), who developed the Gerson Therapy, explains how the treatment reactivates the body’s healing mechanisms in chronic degenerative diseases. The book incorporates extensive explanation of the theory with scientific research and the exact practice of the therapy, as well as a presentation of fifty documented case histories. Extensive information on diet and nutrition is provided, as well as a full list of forbidden and permitted foods. Gerson’s cancer therapy is based on cleaning the body of toxin’s whilst nourishing it fresh organic juices. The basic assumption is that disease comes from an accumulation of inorganic toxic waste in weakened area’s of the body, which cause an environment for disease to proliferate.
For 20 years in New York he treated hundreds of cancer patients who had been given up to die after failing all conventional treatments. In 1946, Gerson demonstrated recovered cancer patients before the Pepper-Neely Congressional Sub-Committee, during hearings on S. 1875, a bill to authorize the President to wage war on cancer. Although only a few peer reviewed journals were receptive to his revolutionary ideas Gerson continued to publish in the U.S. and abroad. In 1958, after 30 years of clinical experimentation, Gerson published A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases. This medical monograph details the theories, the treatment, and the results achieved by a great physician.
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Acute Care Oncology Nursing
As the likely first responder in an emergency, you need quick access to essential information on the potential complications of many different cancer types and treatments. The new edition of this trusted resource provides up-to-date information on the pathophysiology, complications, risks, treatment approaches, prognosis, assessment findings, and nursing and medical interventions for a wide range of cancers. It also offers valuable information to help you fulfill your role as care coordinator and patient advocate, including client education guidelines, discharge procedures, and strategies for helping the client and family deal with the impact of the diseases progression. -
Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing (Oxford Handbooks in Nursing)
This second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing is an essential aid to the practising cancer nurse. It provides a quick reference to the key issues in cancer nursing, and a concise and systematic account of all of the main areas of cancer nursing practice. Filled with key tips and reflection points, each chapter supports professional development for the reader.The patient, their family, and the experience of cancer are at the heart of this handbook. For the new edition there is a greater focus on survivorship, drawing on recent developments in the area. The Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing promotes a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care, with references to current best evidence and the latest developments in treatment. Detailed guidance on complex aspects of care are outlined, integrating both psychosocial and physical care to better
treat the whole patient.Written by experienced nurses, the book is laid out to enable quick access to precise, targeted information on the vast majority of potential clinical scenarios.
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Fundamentals of Cancer Care revised edition: 1
As the range of successful treatments for cancer expands, demand for skilled and trained nursing teams is growing. This new text supported by the UK Oncology Nursing Society, and written by a team of over 30 experienced practitioners, provides an illustrated primer for anyone training to be a nurse or embarking on specialist training in the field. -
Nutritional Oncology: Nutrition in Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship
Nutritional Oncology: Nutrition in Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship presents evidence-based approaches to the study and application of nutrition in all phases of cancer including prevention, treatment, and survivorship.
There is a long history of interest in the role of nutrition in cancer but only in the last 50 years has this interdisciplinary field developed scientific evidence from a combination of population studies, basic research, and clinical studies. Precision oncology, targeted therapies and immunonutrition have led to advances in cancer treatment and prevention. Highlighting insights from Precision Oncology and Precision Nutrition to improve cancer prevention, treatment and survival is the core mission of this book. The editors have over 40 years of clinical and research experience integrating science with practical advice based on available evidence for healthcare professionals while highlighting research vistas for the scientific community.
Features:
- Comprehensive treatment of all aspects of nutrition and cancer, including prevention, response to treatment, avoidance of relapse and promotion of quality of life for cancer survivors.
- Examines alternative medicines and botanical dietary supplements and identifies hypotheses for future research based on science.
This book is written for doctors, dietitians, and other health care professional advising cancer patients, cancer survivors and the general public.
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Empowered Against Cancer: Science-Based Strategies To Optimize Your Treatments and Thrive – A Practical Guide
A Practical Guide for Anyone with Cancer — Before, During and After Treatment
Are you newly diagnosed with cancer? Currently in treatment? A cancer survivor who wants to play an active role in your recovery and health optimization? If so, you’ve come to the right place.People often feel disempowered and overwhelmed by a cancer diagnosis, treatments and what to do after treatment. With this book, we want to put you in the driver’s seat, no matter where you are in your cancer journey. We discuss:
- Partnering with your oncology care team to design a treatment plan that’s right for you
- Integrative approaches to tackle cancer therapy side effects
- How to bolster your body’s innate anticancer defenses
- The supportive roles of food, sleep and physical activity
- How to manage anxiety, stress and depression
- And more…
In an easy-to-read, actionable format, Empowered Against Cancer lays out evidence-informed integrative approaches to support you through treatment and beyond.
THE AUTHORS
Brian Lawenda, M.D., is a Harvard-trained radiation oncologist and an expert in integrative oncology and functional medicine. The Medical Director for GenesisCare in Kennewick, Washington, he launched IntegrativeOncology-Essentials.com in 2009 as a way of sharing integrative oncology news and resources with patients. He has created IOEProgram.com, an online educational program covering many of the topics patients need to know before, during and after cancer treatment.
Conner Middelmann, B.Sc., DipION, is a nutritionist specializing in the Mediterranean diet and a 22-year cancer survivor. Based in Boulder, Colorado, she is the author of Zest for Life, The Mediterranean Anti-Cancer Diet, founder of nutrition consultancy Modern Mediterranean, and works with individuals, groups and corporations all over the world. For more information visit modernmediterranean.com.
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Ticking Off Breast Cancer
‘Ticking Off Breast Cancer is a candid, thoughtful account of the way Sara dealt with a breast cancer diagnosis. She is one impressive woman.’ — Victoria Derbyshire Previously an expert multi-tasker in her capacity as a busy, married, forty-two-year-old mother of two, and part time lawyer commuting into London, Sara managed her life by to-do list after to-do list. However, when breast cancer appeared on her list, Sara s life was thrown upside down and she had to make a few changes. With the combination of medical appointments, scans, and harsh treatment, Sara s dignity, grace and composure all flew out the window, but she did retain the ability to get herself organised and make a few lists to help her through the treatment. Armed with a multitude of shopping lists, to-do lists and checklists, she made it through eighteen months of gruelling cancer treatment to the other side, where, for the past couple of years, she s been basking in the glow of hair regrowth, new eyebrows and a renewed love for life. Ticking Off Breast Cancer is a chronological narrative of Sara s life from the day of her diagnosis and throughout her treatment. It follows Sara as she deals with the physical, emotional and mental challenges thrown at her by cancer and provides an honest insight into the treatment given to a breast cancer patient together with the impact that this has on someone s life. By sharing many of her to-do lists in the form of checklists at the end of each chapter, Ticking Off Breast Cancer provides thoughtful, helpful advice for every step of the way. Whether read as a companion for someone going through cancer treatment themselves, or as a guide for someone with a loved one or friend going through cancer treatment, Ticking Off Breast Cancer provides support and encouragement throughout. The book accompanies Sara s website of the same name, www.tickingoffbreastcancer.com, which provides practical help and support for those going through breast cancer treatment.£11.05£12.99 -
One Renegade Cell: How Cancer Begins (Science Masters)
Cancer research has reached a major turning point, and no one is better qualified to explain the past two deacades’ dramatic leaps forward in understanding this disease than world-renowned molecular biologist Robert Weinberg, director of the Oncology Research labouratory at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In One Renegade Cell , Weinberg presents a state-of-the-art account of how cancer begins and how, one day, it will be cured.£10.99 -
Clinical Oncology: Basic Principles and Practice
This popular textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of clinical oncology. Ideal for medical undergraduates, clinicians and other health professionals who want to increase their understanding of the challenges of managing patients with cancer, the book enables readers to learn and then test themselves on all aspects of cancer medicine, from epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and presentation, through to diagnosis, staging, management and prognosis.
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Cancer Basics
The Cancer Basics book series was developed to offer fundamentals of cancer and its treatment to recently graduated and experienced nurses looking for professional growth and knowledge in their oncology specialty. This third edition of Cancer Basics addresses the same fundamentals of cancer and its treatment as previous editions. It has added symptom management and survivorship basics using the most state-of-the-science and evidence-based content for a more comprehensive review. Unique from the first two editions, this third edition has been integrated with the Oncology Nursing Society Cancer Basics online course. All content has been updated to provide a more reader- and learner-friendly product that will appeal to a broader audience of oncology and non-oncology professionals.New chapters have been included on immunotherapy, adoptive cellular therapy, infusion-related adverse events, and caregiver and family education. Each chapter features key points and study questions to aid the learner in identifying essential concepts. These questions and their associated rationale can be used as a study guide for preparation for the oncology certified nurse (OCN) examination.
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Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship: Recovery, Renewal, and Transformation
Acupuncture can play a vital role in helping the growing number of cancer survivors adjust to life after receiving cancer treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. This includes managing the physical and emotional after-effects of diagnosis and treatment, making healthy lifestyle choices, coping with fear of recurrence, learning how to manage a chronic condition, and establishing the “new normal” that is the legacy of a cancer diagnosis and its treatments.
As a guide for practitioners, it aims to help acupuncturists to:
· Understand the challenges faced by cancer survivors who have completed treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy)
· Understand the biomedical context of the consequences of cancer treatments
· Relate their patient’s cancer experience to the principles of east Asian medicine
· Treat some specific consequences of cancer treatment
· Work safely with cancer survivors
· Support cancer survivors on an emotional level
· Help patients come to terms with a chronic condition and adjust to the “new normal”
· Manage expectations of both patient and practitioner
· Access the research that has been conducted in this field.£40.00£45.00 -
The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control
The book you can trust to support you at every stage of your treatment – and beyond
Winner of best ‘Popular Medicine’ book, BMA Medical Book Awards 2019
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, an academic GP, and Dr Liz O’Riordan, a Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon, are not only outstanding doctors, but they have also experienced breast cancer first-hand.
The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer brings together all the knowledge they have gathered as patients and as doctors to give you and your family a trusted, thorough and up-to-date source of information. Designed to empower you during your breast cancer treatment, it covers:
-Simple explanations of every breast cancer treatment
-Coping with the emotional burden of breast cancer
-Frank advice about sex and relationships
-Staying healthy during and after treatment
-Dealing with the fear of recurrence
-Living with secondary breast cancerPacked full of all the things the authors wished they’d known when they were diagnosed, and tips on how to cope with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and beyond, this is the only book you need to read to guide you through your breast cancer diagnosis.
‘A much needed guide which is both humane and based on robust evidence.’ – Macmillan Cancer Support
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Aromatherapy, Massage and Relaxation in Cancer Care: An Integrative Resource for Practitioners
Aromatherapy, massage and relaxation are three of the most commonly used therapies in cancer care. This book offers an integrated approach to using these therapies and provides an evidence-based foundation for complementary therapists working in cancer care settings. International in its scope, the book provides essential information about the ethical and professional context in which therapists can practice and vital facts regarding medical treatment and potential side effects.£25.99£27.99 -
Oncology Journal: My Notes – Medical information, appointments, blood trackers, wellbeing tips and more
To help you through your own cancer journey.
This journal is a passion project, created to help families and individuals cope a bit better when given a cancer diagnosis. This book is inspired by my son’s cancer journey.
About the book
Pages 1-42 contain pages to log and record :- Medical information
- Appointments and scans
- Blood trackers
- Questions
- To-do lists
- Health professionals
- Space for your thoughts
- Notes
- Definitions
- Glossary of terms
followed by 108 lined pages to use as you wish
About the Creator, Carly Cooke
My son Harri was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in 2018 at the age of 3. Our journey involved a 9 month period of intensive chemotherapy treatment, including a 6-week period of Proton Beam Therapy. I have learned along the way that every journey is different, so I have tried to cater for all. However, I have also included sections where you may need to add more detail more specific to your journey.I hope you find this journal a useful aid for keeping your notes in order. I also wish for the best possible outcome of your treatment.
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A Survivor’s Guide to Triple Negative Breast Cancer: All you need to know from diagnosis, to treatment, recovery and beyond.
Exploring the emotional and medical aspects and everything the Author wish she had known when first diagnosed, the book is designed to help anybody with a primary Triple Negative Breast Cancer. The book takes the reader from diagnosis, through to treatment and beyond in an easy to read format, broken down into sections with illustrations and photographs.
Diagnosis:
The shock of finding out you have breast cancer, and then being told it’s Triple Negative, can be confusing and worrying. You may be bombarded with information, but also have a long list of questions. Taking the stress out of finding answers, the book starts by demystifying breast cancer, how it begins, understanding Triple Negative, and why it’s different to other types of breast cancer. With this knowledge, it will help to understand your own diagnosis, and hopefully, you’ll feel better informed for any meetings with your oncologist or surgeon.
Treatment:
What should you expect from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy? The book guides you from the point of diagnosis, helping you to prepare, and understand the process including typical timelines and treatments. Each section is broken down, so you know what to expect and when. Simply understanding what’s to come, can help take the fear out of the unknown. Read real-life stories from Triple Negative breast cancer patients who discuss their treatment, surgery, what they had, and why.
Recovery & Beyond:
Treatment has finished and it’s the day you’ve waited for, but what now? How long is recovery and what should you expect? As you emerge out of the hospital bubble, you enter the most challenging time because life can feel different. You may feel anxious and apprehensive, scared that cancer may come back. The book discusses what you might expect, the ongoing aches and pains that cause concern and what you can do to help yourself. Your future may be a little different, but there’s no reason why Triple Negative can’t be a part of your past.
The book contains treatment regimes specifically for the UK, but all other information is relevant to anybody with a Triple Negative Breast Cancer worldwide.
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everything you hoped you’d never need to know about bowel cancer: A doctor’s very personal guide to getting through the sh*t and beyond
‘THIS BOOK COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE’ Lorraine Kelly
1 in 15 men.
1 in 18 women.
Every year in the UK 43,000 people are newly diagnosed with bowel cancer.Dr Anisha Patel is one of them. Young, fit, and married to a consultant gastroenterologist and bowel cancer screening specialist, in 2018 she was diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer.
Despite being a family doctor, Anisha had no idea what would come next. With the benefit of hindsight, and after first-hand experience, she understands now that the diagnosis is just the beginning, that treatment can be physically and mentally overwhelming, and that the hard work really starts when the treatment ends.
Drawing on her own experience and her medical expertise, as well as that of specialists in the field, Anisha’s book is an essential companion for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis. She outlines what to expect at each stage, from diagnosis, through treatment and into the ‘new normal’ that awaits, with practical advice and emotional guidance for every step of the way.
Hers is not the only voice; here you will find a chorus of individuals who share their own lived experiences of bowel cancer and its aftermath, in the hope that they, too, can navigate you through the eye of the cancer storm, to thrive in the life beyond.
Powerful and personal, this is a life-saving book for a life-changing diagnosis, and a testament to human resilience and the enduring power of hope.
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Colorectal Cancer (Oxford Oncology Library)
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in the world. Twenty-five percent of patients present with advanced disease and, despite complete surgical resection of early stage disease, 50% of patients relapse. The treatment of colorectal cancer has advanced rapidly in recent years, and controversies persist regarding optimal management (e.g. whether combination chemotherapy should be used first-line or in a staged fashion, how long to treat patients for and whether to use an intermittent or continuous schedule and whether to refer for a radical approach for advanced patients).Part of the Oxford Oncology Library, this pocketbook summarises the epidemiology and risk factors for developing colorectal cancer and the basic biology of the disease. The evidence governing approaches in diagnosis and oncological management both surgical and non-surgical of the primary tumour is also covered, including which surgical approaches to use and indications for neoaduvant / adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Providing perspectives from the different disciplines involved including surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology and palliative care, this pocketbook will serve as an invaluable reference for all health care professionals involved in the management of patients with colorectal cancer.
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Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care
In Oncology Massage – an integrative approach to cancer care the authors have created a textbook which will provide both experienced and inexperienced therapists with a resource to expand their knowledge and understanding of working with people with cancer. Cancer occurrence and survivorship are now so common that every massage therapist will at some time work with clients who have been through cancer treatment. The short and long-term effects of biomedical cancer treatment require massage therapy adaptations to pressure, site, position and duration to provide safe and effective treatments. Informed massage therapists can support the body to promote overall wellness as well as identify the underlying secondary effects of cancer treatment that contribute to physical dysfunction.
Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care provides massage therapists with essential information for:
Treatment planning based on the physiology of cancer and cancer treatments
Critical, thoughtful treatment decision making
Consideration of the psychosocial effects of cancer
Enhancing therapist self-awareness and building a therapeutic relationship.
The information is presented in a clear and simple format with plentiful use of illustrations and information boxes which allows it to be used both as a learning tool for those new to the field of oncology massage and as a resource for quick referral when working with new patients.
The techniques of massage therapy change very little; it is the knowledge and understanding of their use that distinguishes a massage therapist. Oncology Massage is unusual in that it includes contributions not only from a range of experienced practitioners but also from people with cancer who have received massage during and after cancer treatment. This feedback from clients provides an invaluable addition to the understanding of how massage can be used as a safe and effective part of cancer care.
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Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer
The field of oncology massage is maturing into a discipline with a deeper and deeper body of knowledge. The 3rd edition of Medicine Hands reflects this maturation.Every chapter contains updated information and insights into massaging people affected by cancer. New chapters have been added to cover each stage of the cancer experience: treatment, recovery, survivorship, side effects from the disease, and end of life. These new chapters and organizational structure will make it easier for the reader to find the information needed to plan the massage session for a given client. In addition, a new chapter has been added that focuses on the Pressure/Site/Positioning framework. This is the clinical framework around which the massage session is planned.
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Alive, Surviving Modern Oncology
Cancer is a bitch of a disease. Every single person who’s experienced being diagnosed and treated is a hero. There are a lot of cancer books out there. What’s different about this one?Maybe nothing. Maybe a lot. I’m a psychologist by trade. About fifteen years back, I started writing novels. Unfortunately, there’s not a scrap of fiction in Alive. There are also no dragons, unicorns, or magical worlds. This book was tough to write. In places, it will be equally tough to read. In addition to my personal saga, it includes stories from other brave souls who volunteered to be part of this project. There are also chapters about the etiology of cancer, cancer as big business in America (and elsewhere), avoiding scams, and integrative oncology.
Like most, I started my cancer journey believing the MDs had my best interests at heart. A few did, but to so many others I was nothing but a number, a statistic, many steps removed from a human being.
My hope for Alive is it will empower others to stand up for themselves, to ask questions, to do their own research. Ultimately, everyone’s life is precious and worth the effort of self-advocacy.
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Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancer
Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancer offers people with cancer a means to bring mindfulness and kindliness into their lives, to help them cope with the challenge of a life-threatening illness.
- Adapts Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an approach with a strong evidence base for people with recurrent depression, for the needs and challenges of people with cancer
- Presents the standard 8-week course of MBCT for cancer in a flexible format that is designed to suit each reader’s own particular timescale, context and situation
- Based on more than 15 years of program development and clinical application by the author, and the work and experience of mindfulness teachers in other cancer centres around the world
- Provides specific practices and approaches tailored to support the different phases of a cancer experience – from diagnosis and treatment to living with uncertainty and managing life with cancer
- Features five extended stories from people personally affected by cancer who have used mindfulness-based practices to support them in their own experience of illness, life and treatment
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Living with Cancer: A Step-by-Step Guide for Coping Medically and Emotionally with a Serious Diagnosis (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
The prospect of entering treatment is overwhelming for anyone facing a diagnosis of cancer. While patients have access to a vast amount of medical information online, this advice is often unreliable or confusing. In Living with Cancer, Drs. Vicki A. Jackson and David P. Ryan have crafted the first step-by-step guide aimed at helping people with this life-defining disease grasp what’s happening to them while coping physically and emotionally with cancer treatment.
An empathetic resource full of relatable patient stories, this book teaches patients and caregivers how to ask the right questions to get the best possible care―beginning at the moment of diagnosis. Drs. Jackson and Ryan explain how to work with a team of doctors and nurse practitioners to minimize symptoms and side effects while living as fully as possible in the face of cancer. They relay important information about understanding prognosis, and they translate what doctors mean when they describe tests, treatments, and medical procedures. Finally, they discuss hospice care and answer questions about continuing treatment and managing the final phase of life.
Based on new research and a groundbreaking program in which patients are treated with palliative care―along with the best cancer care―during the course of their illness, this honest and caring book provides the right advice to use at the right time throughout a journey with cancer. It allows a person with cancer to concentrate on living the best life possible, despite an uncertain future. Patients at every stage will find Living with Cancer a comprehensive, thoughtful, and accessible guide for navigating the illness and its treatment.
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Nutritional Oncology: Nutrition in Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship
Nutritional Oncology: Nutrition in Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship presents evidence-based approaches to the study and application of nutrition in all phases of cancer including prevention, treatment, and survivorship.
There is a long history of interest in the role of nutrition in cancer but only in the last 50 years has this interdisciplinary field developed scientific evidence from a combination of population studies, basic research, and clinical studies. Precision oncology, targeted therapies and immunonutrition have led to advances in cancer treatment and prevention. Highlighting insights from Precision Oncology and Precision Nutrition to improve cancer prevention, treatment and survival is the core mission of this book. The editors have over 40 years of clinical and research experience integrating science with practical advice based on available evidence for healthcare professionals while highlighting research vistas for the scientific community.
Features:
- Comprehensive treatment of all aspects of nutrition and cancer, including prevention, response to treatment, avoidance of relapse and promotion of quality of life for cancer survivors.
- Examines alternative medicines and botanical dietary supplements and identifies hypotheses for future research based on science.
This book is written for doctors, dietitians, and other health care professional advising cancer patients, cancer survivors and the general public.
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Oncology: An Introduction for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
This new book covers the basics of oncology for all practitioners who are likely to provide health care to cancer patients, especially those who do not have an oncology or medical background.
Cancer educator David O’Halloran provides a unique insight by bridging the gap between normal anatomy and what happens when cancer develops. Information is provided using a layered approach, starting with simple concepts of general cancer biology and moving through to more complicated aspects of specific tumour sites and cancer treatment.
Easy to read and follow, Oncology: An Introduction for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals is written in such a way that non-specialist readers will quickly understand complex terminology and concepts, making them relatable and understandable for experienced and junior nurses alike.
- Logical and easy-to-follow approach
- Accessible language throughout – does not assume a prior level of knowledge
- Explains cancer terminology for non-experts
- Takes a graded approach to information to help learning
- Provides an understanding of cancer and how it progresses, how to link anatomy to the staging of cancer, and how to explain how modern cancer treatments work
- Invaluable in helping explain conditions and treatment to patients and families
- Self-assessment exercises throughout help test learning
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Cancer: The key to getting the best care: Making the system work for you
This bang up-to-date new book is the absolutely key guide to how to get the best possible cancer care. What you do can make an enormous difference to your care.
This can quite literally be a matter of life or death. With this book You can navigate the medical maze.
The book tells you what the NHS doesn’t tell you, but which you need to know It puts key expertise into your own hands – to make the system work for you.
Getting the best care means asking the right questions. It means knowing when you are being fobbed off with second best. It tells you how to understand what’s happening, and how to act.
This book:
- offers practical guidance in clear, jargon-free language
- shows you how to take control of your care
- lists essential reading for family members to understand what you are going through
- provides over 100 websites with expert notes
- shows you how to work the system for your benefit
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Nu-Oncology; Cancer Prevention and Anti-Aging: Volume 1
Nu-Oncology vol. 1 details out a definitive nutritional inclusion plan to markedly reduce your odds of getting cancer, to protect you from getting stricken with non-infectious diseases, and to dramatically slow the aging process. This book fully explains the science of how this protocol will reduce your risk of cancer while also being enjoyable to read. It is an appropriate read for anyone high school age and older. The protocol focuses on the “Essential Eight” and how these often trace molecules are having such a profound impact on our health. These molecules which are rare in most foods are super-produced and/or concentrated by a few select foods. By adding just small amounts of these select foods marvelous non-infectious disease fighting mechanisms go into action. The human body was designed to work together with these molecules to fight off disease (as is fully detailed out within the book). The colon health portion of the book really applies to everyone, but especially for persons with IBS, UC, or Crohn’s. It has easily and successfully been used to treat and cure long-standing UC where Western Medicine had failed, all in a side-effect free manner. America has the highest cancer incidence in the world (by a huge margin). It’s time we all become pro-active at protecting ourselves and our family from the ravages of cancer. Reduce your body’s fibrosis, lower your cholesterol naturally, protect yourself from dementia and Alzheimers. It’s all within the anti-aging portions of the book (with the heaviest focus being cancer prevention). Women, this book focuses intensely on breast and colon cancer prevention, two of the most common types of cancer in women.£46.02 -
Mosby’s Oncology Nursing Advisor: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Practice, 2e
Get quick access to the most important information surrounding cancer and oncology nursing care with Mosby’s Oncology Nursing Advisor, 2nd Edition. Covering everything from the various types of cancer and cancer treatment options to patient education and nursing best-practices, this indispensable nursing guide is like getting seven books in one! Plus, its user-friendly layout and straightforward coverage make it ideal for use in any clinical setting. With 17 new chapters, updated evidence-based content throughout, and proven patient teaching handouts, this new edition offers the authoritative guidance you need to provide the best possible oncology nursing care.
- Detailed descriptions of over 50 major cancer types provide essential information on incidence, etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic workup, histology, staging, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
- Coverage of cancer management principles outlines a wide range of treatment and pharmacologic modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and complementary and alternative therapies.
- Symptom management guidelines offer in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, assessment tools, lab and diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, interventions, patient education, follow up care, and resources for over 30 common symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments.
- Essential information on many oncologic emergencies and emergent issues prepares readers to respond quickly to structural, metabolic, and hematologic emergencies.
- Section on palliative care and end-of-life issues offers helpful guidelines for dealing with topics related to survivorship, palliative care, the final hours of the cancer patient, and loss, grief, and bereavement.
- NEW! Updated evidence-based content reflects the latest national and international quality standards regarding various cancer types, major drug and non-drug treatments, treatment protocols, and approaches to symptom management.
- NEW! Nursing Practice Considerations section incorporates information on communication, cultural considerations, ethical considerations, safe and quality care, evidence-based practice, patient navigation, and patient education.
- NEW! 17 new chapters cover topics including myelofibrosis, neuroendocrine cancers, tumor treating fields, oral adherence, clinical trials, epistaxis, hypersensitivity reactions, hypertension, hyperglycemia, nail changes, ocular and visual changes, rashes, survivorship, quality and safety, evidence-based practice, nurse navigation, and patient education.
- NEW! Expanded content on patient education keeps readers on top of best practices in this critical area.
- NEW! High-quality electronic patient teaching handouts are evidence-based and have been vetted by practicing nurses.
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The Royal Marsden Manual of Cancer Nursing Procedures (Royal Marsden Manual Series)
The Royal Marsden is the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education – a centre of excellence with an international reputation for ground-breaking research and pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies, as well as specialising in cancer diagnosis and education.
This companion volume to the internationally successful The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures is designed to support practitioners who work specifically with oncology patients by providing detailed evidence-based procedures and rationale, and problem-solving guidance on all aspects of oncology nursing.
The Royal Marsden Manual of Cancer Nursing Procedures:
- Is organized and structured to represent the needs of the patient along their care pathway
- Provides the latest evidence underpinning all procedures
- Includes information on haematological procedures; pain assessment and management; wound care; oncological emergencies; and end-of-life care
- Gives detailed guidelines on supporting patients living with cancer with practical information on such things as benefits, exercise and nutrition.
The Royal Marsden Manual of Cancer Nursing Procedures is an invaluable, definitive resource for all those involved in the provision of cancer care and support to patients and their families.
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Nursing & Health Survival Guide: Cancer Care: Cancer Care (Nursing and Health Survival Guides)
Understanding cancer is essential to providing effective nursing care to patients and families affected. This easy-to-use reference guide puts all the necessary information at your fingertips.
The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved – take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.
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Placement Learning in Cancer & Palliative Care Nursing: A guide for students in practice, 1e
Are you unsure about your cancer and palliative care placement? Do you need guidance on what to prepare to get the most out of your practice learning? Will you have the range of clinical skills to care for people with cancer? What learning opportunities will there be to meet your competencies? How can you maximise your learning during this placement?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will advise you on what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities and meet your competencies.
- Takes a logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for learning on a cancer and palliative care placement
- Provides the principles of care, treatment and management of someone with a cancer diagnosis, linking university-learned theory to clinical practice
- Gives helpful evidence-based practice examples and resources to support placement learning
- Identifies clinical skills that underpin care of an individual with cancer
- Highlights potential learning opportunities and experiences available on a cancer and palliative care placement
- Explains how to develop your clinical portfolio by completing specific exercises and activities
- Maps all activities and exercises to the NMC competencies
- Advises on approaches to a range of situations that may arise as a student nurse
- Adopts a case-study approach to consolidating learning and to explore the patient pathway from pre-diagnosis, through a range of treatment options to living beyond cancer or end-of-life care.
Series features:
- A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements
- How to prepare for your placement
- What you can expect to learn during a placement
- Clear links to, and examples of, achieving NMC competencies
- Guidance on what to use as evidence for your portfolio
- Case studies that link theory with practice
- How to consolidate your experience and learn from the placement
- Tips, activities, further reading suggestions and useful websites.
Worried about your next placement? Will you ‘fit in’? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn to meet practice assessments?
This series will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from each placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.
This is the only series specifically for student nurses undertaking specific practice placements, and will give you all the information you need in a user-friendly format. Each book in the series covers a specific area of practice for a typical placement on a pre-registration nursing course.
Titles in this series:
Surgical nursing
Medical nursing
Cancer and palliative care nursing
Mental health nursing
Community care nursing
Older people nursing
Each book also covers:
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- A unique guide to getting the most from clinical placements
- What to expect before a placement
- What you can expect to learn on placement
- How to consolidate your experience and learning
- Clear links and examples with NMC proficiencies
- Guidance on what to use as evidence for portfolios
- Short case studies to link theory with practice
- Key points reminder boxes
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Oncology: An Introduction for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
This new book covers the basics of oncology for all practitioners who are likely to provide health care to cancer patients, especially those who do not have an oncology or medical background.
Cancer educator David O’Halloran provides a unique insight by bridging the gap between normal anatomy and what happens when cancer develops. Information is provided using a layered approach, starting with simple concepts of general cancer biology and moving through to more complicated aspects of specific tumour sites and cancer treatment.
Easy to read and follow, Oncology: An Introduction for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals is written in such a way that non-specialist readers will quickly understand complex terminology and concepts, making them relatable and understandable for experienced and junior nurses alike.
- Logical and easy-to-follow approach
- Accessible language throughout – does not assume a prior level of knowledge
- Explains cancer terminology for non-experts
- Takes a graded approach to information to help learning
- Provides an understanding of cancer and how it progresses, how to link anatomy to the staging of cancer, and how to explain how modern cancer treatments work
- Invaluable in helping explain conditions and treatment to patients and families
- Self-assessment exercises throughout help test learning
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A Survivor’s Guide to Triple Negative Breast Cancer: All you need to know from diagnosis, to treatment, recovery and beyond.
Exploring the emotional and medical aspects and everything the Author wish she had known when first diagnosed, the book is designed to help anybody with a primary Triple Negative Breast Cancer. The book takes the reader from diagnosis, through to treatment and beyond in an easy to read format, broken down into sections with illustrations and photographs.
Diagnosis:
The shock of finding out you have breast cancer, and then being told it’s Triple Negative, can be confusing and worrying. You may be bombarded with information, but also have a long list of questions. Taking the stress out of finding answers, the book starts by demystifying breast cancer, how it begins, understanding Triple Negative, and why it’s different to other types of breast cancer. With this knowledge, it will help to understand your own diagnosis, and hopefully, you’ll feel better informed for any meetings with your oncologist or surgeon.
Treatment:
What should you expect from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy? The book guides you from the point of diagnosis, helping you to prepare, and understand the process including typical timelines and treatments. Each section is broken down, so you know what to expect and when. Simply understanding what’s to come, can help take the fear out of the unknown. Read real-life stories from Triple Negative breast cancer patients who discuss their treatment, surgery, what they had, and why.
Recovery & Beyond:
Treatment has finished and it’s the day you’ve waited for, but what now? How long is recovery and what should you expect? As you emerge out of the hospital bubble, you enter the most challenging time because life can feel different. You may feel anxious and apprehensive, scared that cancer may come back. The book discusses what you might expect, the ongoing aches and pains that cause concern and what you can do to help yourself. Your future may be a little different, but there’s no reason why Triple Negative can’t be a part of your past.
The book contains treatment regimes specifically for the UK, but all other information is relevant to anybody with a Triple Negative Breast Cancer worldwide.
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everything you hoped you’d never need to know about bowel cancer: A doctor’s very personal guide to getting through the sh*t and beyond
‘THIS BOOK COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE’ Lorraine Kelly
1 in 15 men.
1 in 18 women.
Every year in the UK 43,000 people are newly diagnosed with bowel cancer.Dr Anisha Patel is one of them. Young, fit, and married to a consultant gastroenterologist and bowel cancer screening specialist, in 2018 she was diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer.
Despite being a family doctor, Anisha had no idea what would come next. With the benefit of hindsight, and after first-hand experience, she understands now that the diagnosis is just the beginning, that treatment can be physically and mentally overwhelming, and that the hard work really starts when the treatment ends.
Drawing on her own experience and her medical expertise, as well as that of specialists in the field, Anisha’s book is an essential companion for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis. She outlines what to expect at each stage, from diagnosis, through treatment and into the ‘new normal’ that awaits, with practical advice and emotional guidance for every step of the way.
Hers is not the only voice; here you will find a chorus of individuals who share their own lived experiences of bowel cancer and its aftermath, in the hope that they, too, can navigate you through the eye of the cancer storm, to thrive in the life beyond.
Powerful and personal, this is a life-saving book for a life-changing diagnosis, and a testament to human resilience and the enduring power of hope.
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Oncology Journal: My Notes – Medical information, appointments, blood trackers, wellbeing tips and more
To help you through your own cancer journey.
This journal is a passion project, created to help families and individuals cope a bit better when given a cancer diagnosis. This book is inspired by my son’s cancer journey.
About the book
Pages 1-42 contain pages to log and record :- Medical information
- Appointments and scans
- Blood trackers
- Questions
- To-do lists
- Health professionals
- Space for your thoughts
- Notes
- Definitions
- Glossary of terms
followed by 108 lined pages to use as you wish
About the Creator, Carly Cooke
My son Harri was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in 2018 at the age of 3. Our journey involved a 9 month period of intensive chemotherapy treatment, including a 6-week period of Proton Beam Therapy. I have learned along the way that every journey is different, so I have tried to cater for all. However, I have also included sections where you may need to add more detail more specific to your journey.I hope you find this journal a useful aid for keeping your notes in order. I also wish for the best possible outcome of your treatment.
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Cancer: The key to getting the best care: Making the system work for you
This bang up-to-date new book is the absolutely key guide to how to get the best possible cancer care. What you do can make an enormous difference to your care.
This can quite literally be a matter of life or death. With this book You can navigate the medical maze.
The book tells you what the NHS doesn’t tell you, but which you need to know It puts key expertise into your own hands – to make the system work for you.
Getting the best care means asking the right questions. It means knowing when you are being fobbed off with second best. It tells you how to understand what’s happening, and how to act.
This book:
- offers practical guidance in clear, jargon-free language
- shows you how to take control of your care
- lists essential reading for family members to understand what you are going through
- provides over 100 websites with expert notes
- shows you how to work the system for your benefit
£19.99
