Summary

Reclaiming Your Life After Diagnosis is packed with all of the most important information and resources to get you or someone you love through the challenging journey of a cancer diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. Backed by the Cancer Support Community, one of the largest, most respected cancer organizations in the world, this one book tells you everything you need to know to address your physical, emotional, financial, social, and practical needs. Book jacket.

Author Biography

With a strong background in health care, patient education, and national patient advocacy, Kim Thiboldeaux is the President & CEO of the Cancer Support Community, a combination of The Wellness Community and Gilds' Club as well as one of the largest providers of social and emotional support worldwide.

In the cancer and health care communities, Kim serves as a founding board member of the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, member of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, co-chair of the Alliance for Quality Psychosocial Care, and advocacy board member of the Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancers at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Kim is also the host of Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support Community, an award-winning Internet talk radio show that airs weekly on VoiceAmerica.com informing and inspiring listeners to live well with cancer.

Mitch Golant, PhD, is a health psychologist and Senior VP Research & Training for the Cancer Support Community (CSC). He has traveled throughout the world introducing CSC's Patient Active Concept to international thought-leaders and psychosocial oncologists. He has been with CSC for over 28 years where he supervised and trained CSC's professional clinical staff.

Golant was central to the launch of the award-winning Cancer Support Community Online in both English and Spanish and Group Loop: Teens. Talk. Cancer. Online. He has previously served on the Board of Directors for the American Psychosocial Oncology Society. He will receive the Los Angeles County Psychological Association's Distinguished Contribution in Psychology Award in October 2011.

He is the contributing editor to the Essentials of Psychosocial Oncology Handbook (2006) and The Psychiatric and Psychological Dimensions of Pediatric Cancer Symptom Management (2008). He is also the co-author of seven books including What To Do When Someone You Love is Depressed (2007), and a contributing author of Psycho-Oncology, 2nd Edition (2010).

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction: The Cancer Support Community: A Bold New Vision in Cancer Care	p. 1
Becoming Empowered
Understanding Cancer	p. 7
Regaining Your Balance After Diagnosis	p. 13
The Empowered Patient: The Cancer Support Community Approach	p. 25
Knowing Your Options
Getting a Second Opinion-and Maybe a Third	p. 37
Evaluating Traditional Treatment Options	p. 45
New Frontiers in Treatment	p. 55
Clinical Trials	p. 67
Considering Another Approach: Complementary and Alternative Medicine	p. 77
Managing Symptoms and Side Effects	p. 91
Managing Practical Matters	p. 113
Making the Mind-Body Spirit Connection
Coping with Cancer	p. 129
It's Not Just You: It Takes a Community	p. 143
Spirituality and Looking Inward	p. 155
Moving from Patient to Survivor
Help Yourself, Help Others: Emotional Support, Information, and Action	p. 163
Wellness Inside and Out: Nutrition and Exercise	p. 173
Facing the Road Ahead Together: Survivorship	p. 187
Afterword	p. 197
Acknowledgments	p. 199
Appendix
Bibliography	p. 205
Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs 2007 IOM Report Recommendations	p. 211
Cancer Support Community Affiliates and Advisors	p. 217
Cancer Support Community National Board of Directors	p. 221
Cancer Support Community Professional Advisory Board	p. 223
Support, Information, and Financial Resources	p. 225
Glossary	p. 237
Personal Information Sheets	p. 243
Index	p. 275
About the Authors	p. 287
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