Cancer : 50 Essential Things to Do

by Anderson, Greg (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780452280748
• ISBN10: 0452280745
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

Informative and inspiring, "Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do" goes hand-in-hand with a patient's medical treatment and provides an invaluable road map to recovery.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	XIII	(2)
O. CARL SIMONTON, M.D.
INTRODUCTION	XV	(4)
AUTHOR'S NOTE	XIX
ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING	1	(20)
WHAT'S HAPPENING?	3	(5)
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ILLNESS	3	(3)
NO SUCH THING AS HOPELESS	6	(2)
A ROAD MAP TO RECOVERY	8	(13)
LEARNING FROM THE TRUE EXPERTS	8	(1)
THE EIGHT STRATEGIES	9	(9)
IMPLEMENTATION INTELLIGENCE	18	(3)
THE 50 ESSENTIAL THINGS TO DO	21	(44)
DETERMINING YOUR TREATMENT PROGRAM	23	(42)
1. STOP "AWFULIZING"	24	(2)
2. TAKE CHARGE	26	(2)
3. ASK YOUR DOCTOR THESE QUESTIONS	28	(2)
4. GET A SECOND OPINION	30	(4)
5. MAKE AN IMPORTANT INQUIRY	34	(2)
6. RETHINK THE STATISTICS	36	(2)
7. UNDERSTAND YOUR CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT OPTIONS	38	(6)
8. GAUGE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN YOUR MEDICAL TEAM	44	(2)
9. CONVICTION VERSUS WISHFUL THINKING	46	(2)
10. REFLECT ON THE TREATMENT DECISION	48	(4)
11. DECIDE!	52	(2)
12. GIVE ONLY INFORMED CONSENT	54	(3)
13. BELIEVE IN YOUR TREATMENT PROGRAM	57	(2)
14. OVERCOME NAUSEA	59	(2)
15. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR APPOINTMENTS	61	(2)
16. MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS	63	(2)
HEAL YOUR LIFESTYLE	65	(38)
17. LIVE "WELL"	67	(2)
18. OPERATE UNDER NEW ASSUMPTIONS	69	(2)
19. SCHEDULE YOUR WELLNESS	71	(2)
20. ELIMINATE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMOKING	73	(2)
21. ADOPT THIS DIETARY STRATEGY DURING TREATMENT	75	(3)
22. FOLLOW THESE "EAT SMART" GUIDELINES	78	(5)
23. REPLACE FLUIDS	83	(2)
24. KNOW WHY YOU'RE EATING	85	(2)
25. DETERMINE YOUR VITAMIN, MINERAL, AND HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS	87	(8)
26. MAKE EXERCISE PART OF YOUR RECOVERY PROGRAM	95	(3)
27. GET MORE SLEEP	98	(2)
28. FIND A POSITIVE SUPPORT GROUP	100	(3)
HEAL WITH THE MIND	103	(24)
29. READ AND STUDY THESE BOOKS	105	(2)
30. DISCOVER YOUR BELIEFS	107	(3)
31. "REFRAME" YOUR CANCER	110	(3)
32. EVALUATE YOUR SELF-TALK	113	(3)
33. CHOOSE A DAILY AFFIRMATION	116	(2)
34. MANAGE YOUR TOXIC STRESS	118	(2)
35. PRACTICE VISUALIZATION	120	(3)
36. MINIMIZE TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS	123	(4)
TOTAL WELLNESS: YOUR NEW LIFE PERSPECTIVE	127	(22)
37. UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF ILLNESS	129	(4)
38. LIVE THIS MOMENT	133	(3)
39. TAKE TIME TO PLAY	136	(2)
40. LAUGH FOR HEALING POWER	138	(2)
41. EVALUATE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS	140	(3)
42. GET BEYOND "WHY?"	143	(2)
43. PRACTICE SELF-DISCIPLINE	145	(4)
FOR THE COMMITTED	149	(22)
44. SEE LIFE THROUGH SPIRITUAL EYES	151	(2)
45. VALUE PERSONAL SPIRITUAL GROWTH	153	(2)
46. DISCOVER YOUR EMOTIONAL STYLE	155	(4)
47. MAKE FORGIVENESS A HABIT	159	(4)
48. EXUDE GRATITUDE	163	(3)
49. PRACTICE UNCONDITIONAL LOVING	166	(3)
50. SHARE THIS HOPE	169	(2)
EPILOGUE: YOU HAVE A FUTURE	171	(1)
APPENDIX A: IF CHEMOTHERAPY IS RECOMMENDED	172	(4)
APPENDIX B: NONTOXIC AND LESS TOXIC CANCER TREATMENTS	176	(2)
APPENDIX C: A CANCER PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS	178	(3)
SURVEY ON CANCER AND RECOVERY	181