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In 1993 Liz Tilberis seemed to have it all. She was a working mother with a family who adored her. As editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazzar, she lived at the center of the glamorous world of international fashion and was widely recognized as one of the most powerful people in the industry. And in 1993, Liz Tilberis was diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer.

Suddenly she was faced with the challenge of a lifetime, joining the ranks of the 175,000 women in America with Ovarian cancer. She underwent major surgery, grueling chemothereapy, and, eventually, when the cancer recurred, a life-threatening bone marrow transplant. Through it all she refused to let the disease get the better of her, continuing to participate fully in her life as wife, mother, and career woman. And she eduacted herself about the disease that threatened her life. Ultimately, Tilberis concluded that she developed ovarian cancer as a result of infertility treatments she underwent years earlier--a link that the medical establishment has been reluctant to aknowledge. Her experience led Tilberis to become president of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and to address countless issues surrounding the devastating disease.

From diagnosis through recovery and recurrence, and on to a rich, rewarding, transformed life, No Time to Die is a frank, no-holds-barred look into the world of fashion and a candid account of a battle with a debilitating illness. Approaching every obstacle with optimism, humor and grace, Liz Tilberis has written a story that celebrates life and the ultimate triumph of a passionate, determined, and courageous woman. ... Read more

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Take Time to Live ... Before Life is Ripped Away From You
When she died in 1999, Liz Tilberis was only 51 years old and had battled ovarian cancer for several years. Her influence over the fashion world in the UK and USA was considerable and at the height of success she was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. Liz was able to chronicle her efforts fighting the disease before it claimed her and in the years since ... one thing is clear ... take time to live ... because as glamorous as life can be ... it is not immunity against a sudden illness.

Yeah..What
Yeah..What she says..The other reviewer..Good. It's a ball and a blast to find out how other women survive. Jesus loves..Or..But she's a good storyteller. The head editor of Harpers-Bazaar..Yup..A busy woman. Don't want her to die..Vanes

Interesting and also scary....
I don't think this book was promoted very well when it was published.I just happened upon it in a used book store and picked it up because my stepmother had recently died of ovarian cancer-- and also because I'm always interested in reading about the fashion world.Tilberis sometimes came across as a bit shallow; she apparently took the whole fashion world VERY seriously, instead of viewing it with the detachment and "Well, it's a living" attitude of some fashionistas I know.Also, after describing her very long struggle to have children, which ultimately resulted in her adopting two sons, she seemed to have taken little interest in raising them; her husband pretty much was a single parent, while she lived and breathed Harper's Bazaar 24/7.
But on the whole, I really enjoyed the book, especially the insider stuff about the fashion business.I also appreciated the thorough information that Tilberis gives about detection and treatment of ovarian cancer.By the end of the book she seems resigned to dying fairly soon, but is just trying to enjoy every day that is left to her.She died within two years of the book's publication. ... Read more

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Sometimes it becomes imperative for our survival to find new ways to perceive and interpret life’s challenges, to let go of old or habitual patterns in order to make informed decisions and conscious commitments in the present. There is no right or wrong answer. Each of us must navigate her or his own way through the formidable waters of something as alarming as a cancer diagnosis, whether that diagnosis is our own or has become the plight of someone we love. We have the power to choose our own response in any situation. The choices we make may not be the popular choices or the most agreed upon choices, but they must be the choices that are authentic for us. They must be the choices that empower rather than subdue us, and they must be choices for which we are willing to take responsibility.

Perhaps we should not be so much concerned with the length of our life as with its quality. The worst diagnosis of all could be an unlived life. The important query is not how long my lifetime will be in years or what I will die of. The significant questions are:

Am I still growing? • Am I learning? • Am I loving well? • Am I helping others? • Am I making healthy, conscious choices? • Am I contributing in some way to making the world a safer, saner place for all of us? • Am I awake? • Am I present? • Am I saying yes to life now?

This book will speak to any open minded reader who has cancer, fears getting cancer or who loves someone who has cancer. Beyond that, it will speak to anyone who seeks to live in harmony with the way things actually are rather than in habitual resistance to the way things appear to be. You make friends with cancer not by hating it or fighting with it but by acknowledging it as a teacher, accepting what it has to teach you, and continuing on your Journey, one step at a time. ... Read more

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Facing challenges?Spend some time with this book.
In this gem, Dawn Nelson shares all of herself.....not just thoughts, but her emotions, feelings, physical reactions.She describes her journey with cancer, exploring her challenges, choices, ups, downs, relationships created during this journey.

I was left with the feeling that through this book, she will accompany many facing cancer and other life limiting illnesses, giving them new perspectives, new hope, new life.

I was put off by the title... but I read it all in 2 days
I had just found out I had Ovarian cancer that morning (May 2001), when my husband brought me this book. I was put off by the title, but was curious enough to look at the contents. Under Appendix: Ovarian Cancer Facts. Under the heading "Survival" I found out how serious my illness was. I remember sobbing long and loud. When I had composed myself, I looked at the photos. After seeing Dawn's photo as well as her family's, I started to read the book. I am so glad I did. That morning all I could think of was I am going to die. After reading her book, I realise having cancer today is no longer the same as having cancer ten years ago. Dawn made it. So can I. (Nov. 2002)

Informative, inspiring, and highly personal account
The title refers to the author's acceptance of her cancer and what she learned from the experience.I work with cancer patients and found Dawn's graphic description of the process (especially the chemotherapy treatments) very helpful in understand the feelings of my patients. I believe that the book would give hope to others both with ovarian and other forms of cancer.It should be must reading for all oncologists also.

Heartfelt description of personal journey through cancer
Dawn Nelson's forte is her abiltiy to relate dealing with cancer both specifically and generally. Whether it is facing the first chemotherapy, receiving the first good news, or navigating through the HMO system, one can be with her as a person and also relate it to everybody else's experience.

Dawn Nelson offers a new perspective: The growing cancer itself can reveal an important message about life, and finding that message can help to heal.

The fluffy cats autumn review
This book is an inspiring source to find a personnal way through the scary perspectives of any serious illness (not only cancer). The choices any person in this situation has to make can really be stimulated by Dawn Nelson's insights. I write this sitting next to a fireplace with three fluffy cats on my knees and Ireally recommend this book! ... Read more

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Scientists may not have found a cure for cancer yet, but medical researchers have discovered plenty of ways to treat and manage the more than 200 varieties of this disease.In Everyone's Guide To Cancer Therapy, readers will learn the latest theories and practical information available in cancer treatment.Written in easy-to-understand text with instructive illustrations, the book outlines everything from getting second opinions to the role of sleep to what's available on the Internet.The editors have built their careers in cancer research and treatment, teaching and taking care of cancer patients.They also rely on assistance from a 140-member board of medical advisers and contributing authors who are top specialists in all fields of cancer research and treatment.Everyone's Guide To Cancer Therapy is a must-have volume for everyone who has cancer or cares about someone who does. ... Read more

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Good easy to read and use
A great guide to help anyone with cancer questions that is just learning about the field. Not for Dr but for patients

Cancer book
Written by several doctors, which was referred to me by my surgeon, explains in laymans terms... covers all types of cancers and treatments. Worth buying.Dedicates a whole chapter to the thyroid.

Great Resource
I recently purchased this book to replace a previous edition.This is the best resource that I have found written in layman terms so that anyone can understand the process, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.If you or someone you know is newly diagnosed with cancer, it is well worth purchasing this book.

A book everyone should have
Almost all of us have a friend or relative who is affected by cancer.So very often we rely on uninformed sources for the information we have on their problems and on possible solutions and outcomes.This book is a real source of technical and up-to-date facts presented in a way which is accessible to anyone who is prepared to make just a little effort to understand mediacl language.As a former cancer patient I strongly recommend it.

Highly Recommended
This is an excellent source of information, given at an appropriate level of detail: not too technical, yet comprehensive enough to be useful.I first purchased it when my mother was diagnosed with cancer and I'm now revisiting it since my son was diagnosed with cancer.Part Five of the book describes treating the common cancers and covers over 51 types of cancer.At the end of each of the 51 sections is an incredibly helpful subsection "The Most Important Questions You Can Ask". For my mother's treatment, I brought the book with me during the doctor's consultation and asked each question that was listed.It opened the door for honest, realistic communication between the doctor, my mother and our family on a host of issues.I intend to bring the book with me for the doctor's consultation with my son.If you or a loved one has cancer, I highly recommend this book.It will serve as a valuable guide and help you to stay focused and informed when the riot of emotions threatens to overwhelm and incapacitate you. ... Read more

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Telomere shortening represents one of the basic aspects of ageing and telomere dysfunction could contribute to the accumulation of DNA damage during ageing. This book summarizes evidence and data indicating that telomere dysfunction influences human ageing, diseases and cancer. The book describes our current knowledge on checkpoints that limit cellular lifespan and survival in response to telomere dysfunction. There is special focus on adult stem cells.

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A must read for all women!
A fascinating and deeply intimate account of one woman's survival of cancer and the journey she travelled to get there. Open and honest about the feelings and thoughts experienced when one is facing death, be it death of the physical self and/or death of the old life to the birth of a new life.Barbara wonderfully incorporates traditional medical therapies with alternative therapies. Her intelligence and wisdom are apparent as soon as you begin reading.A book you just cannot put down!

A Remarkable Guide To Wellness
Discovering cancer, and her own mortality, Barbara Stone draws on wisdom, faith, and resolve to lead herself and us on a triumphant journey over fear and disease. Her story will deeply touch you. Truly, it is a "profile in courage." Whether well or ill, everyone should read this book.

Joseph Gustafson, Poet

Teenage Daughter of Breast Cancer Survivor Finds Insight
My mother happens to be friends with Ms. Stone, the author of Cancer asInitiation.It was after I met her that I became compelled to read herbook.My mother also battled breast cancer, and this book gave me a senseof what she might be experiencing.The author uses a unique blend ofjournal,expository, and personal writings, creating a book that isdifficult to put down.I enjoyed learning about her use of both Easternand Western medicine.Cancer as Initiation offers the family members ofbreast cancer victims and survivors hope and peace.Cancer is a blessingand a curse, but frightening to all.After reading Barbara's book, anddoing some soul-searching of my own, I know that if I am ever diagnosedwith breast cancer myself, the power to beat it lies within me, and my ownunique combinations of Western and Eastern medicine.

Teenage daughter of a breast cancer survivor finds insight
Barbara Stone not only wrote an enlightening, creative book, she is anamazing person.My mother and Ms. Stone have been good friends since highschool, and I met her earlier this year.I can assure you she practicesall that she preaches.

Being from a relatively small, conservative area,I was not aware of much of the Eastern medicine Stone mentions in her book. I was eager to learn all I could, and Cancer as Initiation provided muchinsight for me into areas I had not previously explored.I was unaware howmuch basic mediatation would eventually help me.

As I examined the bookclosely, I found ideas not only about surviving cancer, but about keeping ahealthy outlook on life as well.Stone's creativity and completely openmind certainly were well used in this book I recommend to anyone touched bycancer in even the smallest way.By moving away from what is commonlycalled the "death sentence" theory, Ms. Stone has painted a newpicture of the cancer survivor.And painted it well.

Timeless interplay of Mind/Body Wholeness
The Inner life, the Outer life, and the Transcendant steering of the interplay of emotions makes this a landmark contribution for all interested persons whether they be the cancer patient or family or friend.The writer intensively lives her feeliings and rides this roller coaster displaying the sheer beauty of her thought processes through dreams, journal work, and personal interactions.The use of Kirlian photography to portray her progress is an important feature of the work.She demonstrates the sidestepping of this number one opportunity for passive suicide!It is a great personal vote for engaging life. ... Read more

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Easy to read cartooning, hard to read story
I came across this book by mistake looking for something else.Something about the artwork and the brutally honest theme seemed to appeal to me, I love a true story more than a fictional one.When I got the book, I read the whole thing in just over an hour, then read it again and again.The story is mostly what it says, his mothers cancer.But every family has more than one story and Mr. Fies is very willing to let us in on his family's foibles and (sometimes embarassing) story.It is stories that most of us could tell, if we were willing to be that honest, but most of us are not that interested in laying out our family issues in this way.In fact, we owe him and his family a debt of gratitude for being willing to share this horrible experience with us.

If you smoke, get this book TODAY and stop.Just stop.If you love someone who smokes, get them this book.If you have a nurse or doctor in your life, give them a copy of this book.It shows the process of serious cancer from (mostly) a laymans standpoint.This book should be in the waiting room of every doctors office.

Great Insight!
I bought this book for my husband and his siblings.My mother-in-law was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer this summer.My husband and I have both read the book and it helps to know that we aren't the only family that has traveled this road.Regardless of what part of this journey your family is at, I would highly recommend reading this book.The illustrations make it an easy read and it'll be well worth your time.

It's Sometimes Hard To Tell The Poisons From The Cures, Because Sometimes They Are The Same Things
"What to do when pain rips through our brains like a tornado.We need the truth."- Barbara, the author's mother's, wrote that thought after reading this book.

This is an excellent graphic novel about one family's experience with Stage 4 Large-Cell Carcinoma (a.k.a. - Cancer).

A story is often only as good as the heart of the person telling it.If that sentiment is true, it explains in large part why this story is so good.If you can make a story about dealing with your mother's terminal cancer funny and life-affirming, you are creating a pretty intelligent and well-crafted piece of writing.

His artwork is consistently excellent, never distracting, and peaceful in the midst of life-threatening circumstances.The visuals are coordinated with the words fluidly, immediately conveying the ideas and emotions with very few ambiguities.This graphic novel won an Eisner Award in it's online format.

Brian Fies tells us in the preface, "Although I distrust stories with lessons, here is one:No one will care more about your life than you do, and no one is better qualified to chart its course than you are.You are the expert."

As you might expect, like all real stories, this one does not end with everyone living happily ever after.But fortunately, the characters do re-prioritize and choose to change the remaining time in their lives to live as happily as they can until there is no after.

As the preface accurately creates the expectation "Mom's Cancer is an honest, earnest effort to turn something bad into something good."I admire and encourage that human artistic drive, and Brian Fies is successful in achieving that goal and many other beautiful artistic goals.

Moving and more
I'm a consumer health educator and lost my father to a very rare kind of cancer when he was 58, so this book hit me on more than one level of my life. Fies has done a wonderful job. What I find most impressive is that Fies doesn't shy away from discussing the "blame" aspect of a cancer diagnosis. The question of personal accountability for disease is very much part of the family conversation during a health crisis--whether there is scientific evidence for causality or not!--and it needs to be talked about. I'm hoping this graphic novel does make that conversation easier for all of us.

Close to home
My family shared many of the experiences of the author's family during my mother's cancer.It's compelling, touching and hopeful. ... Read more

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The autobiography of a a young cancer patient, chronicling her brave fight from her diagnosis at age 13 to her death at age 19. ... Read more

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Absolutely Inspiring
This is a must read for anyone who truly appreciates that all of life is a gift from God to be treasured for every moment.With insights, maturity and inspiration far beyond her years this book will touch your heart deeply and give you an appreciation for life and all of it's blessings all because of the strength and courage of a young lady who took the worst that life can throw at you and never stepped away from the challenge.It would also make a great graduation gift to help inspire any one who reads it.God bless you Amy!!!

Amy taught us to live each day to the fullest
The book was such a wonderful read.It's amazing how quickly kids are forced to grow up in these situations.Amy trying to hold off on telling her parents her latest test results so she could spare them pain.That just tells me how wonderful she was.She will live in many hearts forever.

Inspiring
This book is so inspiring.Whether or not you are living with cancer, I think everyone can take away from this to live each day to the fullest.Amy certainly taught everyone she came in contact with to appreciate the people and good things in life.She will always be remembered through this wonderful memoir. ... Read more

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This gripping memoir tells the story of a survivor of a 32-year battle with basal cell skin cancer that required 4 major cancer removal surgeries, the amputation ofher nose, and 18 reconstructive surgeries to restore it. In her youth, like many young people of the 1920s and 1930s, Carolyn Shuck underwent X-ray treatments for acne-a medical procedure that almost certainly caused the cancer that would take away her face and almost her life. Through the years of struggling with recurring cancers and devastating treatments, Carolyn led her life as normally as possible, raising three children and volunteering countless hours for Planned Parenthood. This account of living with skin cancer will inspire skin cancer patients and should be read by doctors, nurses, and other caregiving professionals. ... Read more

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This concise guidebook consolidates the main concepts of the cancer gene theory, and provides a framework for understanding the genetic basis of cancer. Focused on the most highly representative genes that underlie the most common cancers, the book is aimed at advanced undergraduates who have completed introductory courses in genetics, biology and biochemistry, medical students, and house medical house staff preparing for board examinations. Primary attention is devoted to the origins of cancer genes and the application of evolutionary theory to explain why the cell clones that harbor cancer genes tend to expand.

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A Wonderful Short Overview of Cancer Genetics
I had this sitting on my shelf as a backup reference for a few months and finally opened the book. At first I was not impressed but when I began reading it the book is exceptional in its clarity and scope of presentation. If one has read Weinberg, the bible if cancer genetics introduction, then this appears to be quite a step down, but in reality it distills and focuses the topics exceptionally well. Whereas Weinberg goes into massive detail, and rightly so, Bunz focuses on a laser with short clear descriptions and presentations.

Chapter 1 details the now well understood ways in which cell DNA destruction happens. There is a good short presentation of the Vogelstein model and a setting up of the genetic flows which control the steps in the conversion of cells to the metastatic state. The graphics are crisp and well done and satisfy the point to be made.

Chapter 2 is on oncogenes and the chapter provides a good historical perspective and also establishes the lead in for the following chapters. The viral oncogene discussion is typical for its clarity and briefness. It reads very well to the experienced eye and I suspect it will do as well for the uninitiated. I also found the PIK3CA discussion on kinases exceptionally well done and useful for staging the follow on topics.

Chapter 3 on tumor supressor genes is also well done. The discussion on APC and p53 is a good overview and provides adequate basis for building on the topic.The PTEN discussion also establishes the now well understood need to focus on PTEN since it plays such a critical role in many cancers such as that of the prostate.

Chapter 4 is on gene instability and puts all of the elements together.

Chapter 5 is in my opinion the best and it is on the pathways. This is a significant area because by understanding what they are and how to control them perhaps a wealth of treatment options may become available.The author starts with the full pathway map and then goes pathway by pathway. I found the discussion here more focused and clearer than Weinberg. Clearly Weinberg is the gold standard but by reading through Bunz Chapter 5 one can get a short focused and integrated discussion.

Chapter 6 then takes these principles and looks at them from a cancer by cancer set of lenses. This is useful and it allows the reader to focus in on specifics and what is known and not known.

Chapter 7 provides a brief clinical overview.

All in all a superb little gem worth being on many a desk. I find it is worth going back to from time to time.

Yet there is a gap in the literature that this could have addressed, that is the development of true pathway modeling. The ability to link proteins and enzymes to genes, the detailed epigenetic controls, and the catalyst of secondary pathways and inter-cellular communications. Perhaps it is still too early since much of this is yet to be developed in a fully systematic fashion in the literature.

Very nice new book on cancer genetics
This new book on Cancer Genetics, written in its entirety by Dr. Fred Bunz of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, provides a a very nice introduction to modern Cancer Genetics. It is appropriate for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, as well as medical students. The writing is lucid and concise, and the many figures and diagrams provide useful visual emphasis for particularly important points. Overall, this is an outstanding new volume that would provide a useful backdrop for courses in Cancer Genetics and Biology, as well as being a useful laboratory reference. ... Read more

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Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. Me, the Crazy Woman and Breast Cancer is about strength, solutions, support and wisdom for the cancer patient, survivor, caregiver or anyone who has a friend or loved one battling a life-threatening illness.

In Me, the Crazy Woman and Breast Cancer, Stacy Shelton had to face every woman's worst nightmare when she was diagnosed, not once, but twice, with breast cancer.

To make matters worse, a new presence, which she dubbed "Crazy Woman," took up residence in her brain, wreaking havoc and forcing her to face her own mortality.

By walking herself through her own death and conquering additional obstacles that sometimes seemed too much to survive, she discovered an enlightened sense of purpose and a newfound way of living, free from fear.

Me, the Crazy Woman and Breast Cancer, is a hauntingly moving memoir that will leave you knowing all life's lessons are to be cherished. More so, it provides a roadmap to solace, both for those who are afflicted with a life-threatening disease and those who love them.

Bob Burg, bestselling author of "The Go-Giver," says "This book should be read - no, it should be devoured, by anyone whose own life or the life of a loved one is affected by this horrible sickness."

Bestselling author, Libby Gill, "You Unstuck: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-taking in Work & Life," says "I know this story will give hope to many people struggling with illness, pain or plain old fear. Read it!"

Publisher and Editor in Chief of "WE Magazine for Women," Heidi Richards Mooney, says, "This book is a true work of art. It is written for the mother, daughter, son, husband, family and friends of those whose loved one is battling breast cancer."

Svetlana Kim, author of "White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refugee," says Me, the Crazy Woman and Breast Cancer is "Astonishing...along with shock, fear and pain, Stacy Shelton found strength, wisdom and deep gratitude for her life and her loved ones. Her story offers the same for others fighting cancer or for those who love someone with the disease. This story will inspire you to savor each moment of your life and to embrace all that it has to offer - including the obstacles. It will make you forever grateful for God's precious gift called life." ... Read more

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Incredible Strength and Wisdom
I met Stacy Shelton this past weekend at Bob Burg's "Extreme Business Makeover" seminar. After Bob spoke, Ms. Shelton came up to speak to me. She immediately touched a chord within me that resonated compassion and concern. After a few moments of sharing, she left and came back with her book and gave me a copy. Awed by her aura of empathy, I went back to the hotel that night and began to read her book. I could not put it down. It was as if two hands reached out, one grabbing my throat, the other holding my heart. I was in "shock and awe" at what Stacy had been through.

John Keats said, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty. That is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know." If Keats could have read Ms. Shelton's book, he would have had so much more to say about what we need to "know". The "beauty and truth" of this magnificent book lies in the courage, strength, conviction, commitment and compassion she emmualtes to others, while acknowledging the "crazy woman" who interrupts her stream of consciousness. This is a must read for everyone. We all know someone who has been through this horrible disease. Ms. Shelton's gut-fully honest portrayal of her fight and her determination gives all of us the common denominators that we need: hope and love!!!! God's Blessings Stacy!

Randy Stelter,
Athletic Director
Wheeler High School

Courage
This book is a shining example of courage!The heros of this world are often not the ones that get the blaze of publicity, but the ones who quietly carry on through the hell of disease and disaster.Stacy, you are truly one of the heros.Best wishes, Teresa Martin

Fantastic!!
This book should be in the hands of every medical professional that deals with anyone on a journey with cancer...fromdiagnosis through treatment.I met Stacy a few years back and had the great fortune of working along side her and becoming her friend in the meantime. I started to read this book as her friend, but being an oncology nurse, it became so much more to me.While I've never had cancer, I've walked part of many people's journeys as their caregiver.I have always said being an oncology nurse is such a blessing.It keeps one grounded and connected to the important things in life.Even with my own experiences, I learned so much from Stacy's personal journey and am so thankful she chose to share it in the way she did.I laughed, cried and wanted to get on a plane just to go give her a hug and hold her, knowing how precious and fragile life is.I am sending copies to all my former co-workers.Every physician and nurse should read it!!!

Fantastic
This book was a fantastic book. I could not put it down once I started. This book will make every person think differently about breast cancer. Breast cancer runs in my family and this book touched my life. I am very proud to know Stacy personally. Great job my friend.

Jane Honey says....
I found this book beautifully written and very hard to put down.
During this book I have laughed, cried, hated, forgiven, loved, and admired the author and her family.
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- What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Colorectal Cancer was published in Warner hardcover (0-446-53188-X) in 3/04. The book features a foreword by Katie Couric.
- Dr. Pochapin made an appearance on the Today show in conjunction with the hardcover publication of this book. Previously, he had been chosen by Katie Couric to be the Medical Director of the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, named in honor of Ms. Couric's late husband.
- The author is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at New York Presbyterian Hospital's Weill Cornell Medical Center.
- There are approximately 100,000 new colorectal cancer cases diagnosed annually, making it the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. March is also Colorectal Cancer Month, so the publication of this book will benefit from heightened media awareness. ... Read more

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What Your Doctor May Not tell You about colorectal cancer
This book is more useful for someone interested in prevention than it is for someone that already has colorectal cancer. Ibought this book looking for new treatments and hope and didn't find anything that my doctor hadn't already told me.

great resource for the lay person
This book was a great resourse to go back to when we had questions about my mother's cancer and her therapy.It did not get into telling personal stories and bring us down just gave us the nitty-gritty about the situation.I advise it to anyone who finds themself facing this battle, by the way mom is in her third year of remission!

Watch the dates on books!
The cancer field is growing so fast that books are having a hard time keeping up. This book gave me some standard information, but it is not up to date with procedures.

Thank You Dr Pochapin!!!!!
I cannot fully express my gratitude to Dr Pochapin for creating this sanity-preserving resource! In the course of my diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy,and follow-up tests, I was at times lost. This book helped me to hang on, to understand, to feel prepared for all that was happening to me. Cancer is really scary when it has your name on it. Dr Pochapin has a way of relieving some of its "sting" with his way of talking to you like an old friend. I am a survivor for 20 months now and there are still things I refer to in this valuable book!Thank you again Dr Pochapin!!!!!

Colorectal Cancer by Pochapin
This book is a solid investment in methodologies to detect, treat
and prevent colon cancer. It describes classic tests for the
disease.i.e.
- colonoscopy with samples
- flexible sigmoidoscopy
-virtual colonoscopy
- Fecal DNA (FOBT)
- FIT immuno evaluation
- Pill endoscopy

The author describes strategies aimed at reducing the likelihood
of colorectal cancer; such as,curbing alcohol, NSAIDS,
sensible dieting (fruits and veggies), cessation of smoking and
exercise.

The work is a solid value for readers interested in learning
more about every aspect of colorectal cancer. ... Read more

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Sir Willlam Keys - veteran of two wars, former president of the Returned Sevices League (RSL), and involved with numerous public and private organizations - discovered just over a year ago that he had prostate cancer. He was unimpressed with the prospects offered by his doctor in Australia and by conventional Western medicine and so sought alternative treatments in China. Sir William details his treatment - herbal mixtures, meditation and harnessing the Chi being just some of the procedures so foreign to him in the beginning but which, he believes, effected his "cure". "Flowers in Winter" is an appealing, inspirational story; it is also a study of a land of ancient custom, of diverse and sometimes tragic history. ... Read more

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Practical and Inspiring - An Essential Read!
The Road Back to Health is an absolute must for patients, physicians, health care workers, or anyone faced with the prospect of dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Fiore's clear, accessible prose empowers the reader to take charge of his own treatment, while compassionately addressing the emotional aspects of cancer. This inspiring book is an essential read for all patients and their families. I'm giving copies to each of my friends, healthy or otherwise.

A must read!
I've read over 50 books on the topic of coping with cancer and done extensive research.The Road Back to Health is by far the best and most practical guide I've found for both cancer patients and their families. ... Read more

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This second edition of the most complete parent guide available, features detailed and precise medical information about solid tumor childhood cancers, including neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, liver tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, and bone sarcomas. In addition, it offers day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family and friends, school, social and financial issues, communication, feelings, and, if therapy is not successful, the difficult issues of death and bereavement. Woven among the medical details and the practical advice are the voices of parents and children who have lived with cancer and its treatments. Parents who read this book will encounter medical facts simply explained, advice to ease their daily lives, and tools to be strong advocates for their child. The book also contains a personal treatment summary and long-term follow-up guide for your child to keep as a permanent record. ... Read more

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Great resource!
This book is amazing.I keep it handy at home to help answer my questions or learn more about the disease.My daughter was diagnosed with retinoblastoma right before Christmas and this book was given to us by a social worker in the hospital.There is an entire chapter about retinoblastoma as well as chapters on many other solid tumor cancers.There are real stories from parents and it is written in language that is informative but easy to understand.It is especially helpful right after diagnosis when all of the jargon is still new. I would caution people to take the advice given in the book and only read sections that are relevant to your situation at the time.

This book is a lifeline for a parent
I cannot overstate how helpful this book was to me.My daughter was diagnosed with Wilms (kidney) cancer 14 months ago.This book was given to me several days after her initial diagnosis and I turned to it many, many times over the long journey to recovery.Even today, with my daughter happily in remission, I turn to it for help in dealing with late side effects and the emotional consequences of the rollercoaster that is childhood cancer.Of all the books I have read over the past 14 months (and there have been many - I'm an avid reader), this one was absolutely the best.If I could, I would buy up all the copies and give it to every parent of a child with a solid tumor.

A must have
I am a Pediatric Oncology Nurse that buys these books to give to the newly diagnosised families.All of them have told me that it is a wonderful tool.

It explains all
This book was recommended to me after my daughter was diagnosed with nueroblastoma.It explains it all.The book is broken down by topic (ie radiation and chemotherepy) and also by tumor.
The language used was easy to understand.The book was my map through the world of childhood cancer.

Best resource available about kids with cancer!
If you have found yourself catapulted into the nightmare of having a child with cancer, this book will help you to understand much of the journey to come. No matter what stage your child is in treatment...beginning, middle, finished treatment, relapsed, or palliative...this book is an indispensible resource. Personal stories peppered throughout the book help you come to realize that you are not alone in this battle. This book also has a wonderful list of resources to help families through this hard time. Buy one for yourself, family members (especially in-laws!), your child's pediatrician, your child's teacher, and your closest friends so they can have a glimpse into what you and your child are facing and can help you along the way. This book should be given to EVERY parent when they hear those horrible words, "Your child has cancer..." ... Read more

Book Description
One of the key recommendations of the joint IOM and NRC book, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, is that patients completing their primary treatment for cancer be given a summary of their treatment and a comprehensive plan for follow-up. This book answers practical questions about how this "Survivorship Care Plan," including what exactly it should contain, who will be responsible for creating and discussing it, implementation strategies, and anticipated barriers and challenges. ... Read more

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This inspiring physical, emotional, and spiritual guide empowers patients and survivors, including Boomers and Seniors, to face diagnosis with dignity, explore their options realistically, and tackle recovery with optimism and determination.

"Rabbi Weinsberg draws on his own medical ordeal to bring guidance and comfort to others." -- Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"Successfully wrestles with the concerns of those confronted by prostate cancer." -- Robert Butler, M.D., Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Why Survive? Being Old in America and CEO of the International Longevity Center

The first book to emphasize robotic surgery for prostate cancer from an informed layman's perspective, CONQUER PROSTATE CANCER discusses the latest research and advances in treatment, and profiles twenty patients who chose various treatment options.

As the author and his wife share the most intimate details of their prostate cancer journey, readers learn how to:

-- Become an active member of their medical team
-- Reduce pain and stress and renew vitality
-- Overcome impotence and incontinence
-- Enhance intimate relationships
-- Draw strength from faith, family, and friends

Prominent robotic surgeon Dr. Robert Carey discusses medical and patient-care concerns and the author's wife provides a running commentary, sharing her thoughts about how she and her family coped with the disease and its effects.

With its low-key humor, hopeful tone, and well-researched facts, this book is a powerful tool for surviving prostate cancer, and a valuable resource for prostate cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones.

The author, Rabbi Ed Weinsberg, is a prostate cancer survivor and rabbi with a doctorate in gerontology from Columbia University. Contributing author Dr. Robert Carey is a prominent urologist and robotic surgeon with a Ph.D. from MIT. Dr. David Kauder, the book's medical advisor, has been a urologist for the past 30 years and is a past president of the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists.

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Customer Reviews (9)

Not Just for PC
Rabbi Weinsberg has provided such useful information in this book, that I recommend it even if the health challenge being faced is something other than prostate cancer. The natural health suggestions he makes, the relaxation techniques he describes, are useful for everyone, especially someone about to undergo surgery. Most of all, as a sex educator and couples' coach, I applaud and appreciate his open discussion of the sexual experiences and struggles that accompanied his journey to wellness. He and his wife, in their admirable desire to help others, courageously reveal what normally stays hidden behind closed doors. In so doing, they encourage readers to more comfortably relate to their own sexual situation and to explore ways to improve it.

Diana Daffner, CS, M.A.
Author, Tantric Sex for Busy Couples: How to Deepen Your Passion in Just Ten Minutes a Day

Excellent information source
A well-written, well researched, and well-balancedaccountdescribing a patient's encounter with the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Thedilemma of multiple treatment choices and variable quality of life outcomes are described so as to aid fellow patients in their decision process. I have read the other reviews and the praise is unanimous.

Paul Schellhammer MD

Lucid and Credible
This book is very clear and lucid to read. It is just the type of book you want to share with others because it is written with candor, humor, a holistic approach to healing rendered most credible through personal experience with the subject and useful input from medical experts and current researchers in the field.

Rev. Dr. Marvin R. Wilson
Professor of Biblical Studies
Gordon College, Wenham, MA

Prostate cancer affects thousands of men every year, but it isn't a death sentence
Prostate cancer affects thousands of men every year, but it isn't a death sentence. "Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine Faith, Love, and Sex Can Renew Your Life" is a guide for living with prostate cancer and fighting it as well. With much advice on doing what one can on the medical front, as well as making everyday life more liveable, Rabbi Ed Weinsberg shows much wisdom and sly wit in encouraging his readers to embrace life in their battle. "Conquer Prostate Cancer" is a fine present for anyone faced with the diagnosis.

A Must Read for Prostate Cancer Patients
This book is a must read for any guy diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer.I received it as a gift and ended up e-mailing Rabbi Ed to thank him for writing it.I received the book after having made my treatment decision to undergo laparoscopic robotic prostatectomy.I still had serious doubts and worries about the surgery and more so about its aftermath.The book is most informative and really put me at ease with my decision.

Early stage prostate cancer is unique in that the patient generally must decide upon the method of treatment.This was a decision I struggled with for weeks.If I had read the book at that time I believe the selection process would have been much less difficult.If you have been recently diagnosed I wish you well and implore you to read this book.I plan to tell my urologist to recommend it to future patients
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Comfort and Truth admist the chaos
As a hospice social worker and bereavement counselor, I highly recommend John Packo's "Coping With Cancer."The diagnosis, treatment process, and outcome (whatever that may be), of having cancer strip us of the illusion that we have ultimate control over our lives.What can uphold us in this time of intense vulnerability?From the perspective of someone who has been diagnosed with diffuse histiocytic lymphoma in the advanced stage, John Packo shares a practical strategy for coping with the harsh realities of cancer, based on the only True Hope.


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Product Description

This is the first book that discusses the subjects of diagnosis, therapy, therapy assessment, and prognosis of lung and prostate cancer in one single volume.

Cancer killed 6.7 million people around the world in 2002, and this figure is expected to rise to 10.1 million in 2020. Lung cancer has been the most common cancer in the world since 1985, and by 2002 there were 1.35 million new cases, representing 12.5% of all new cancers. It was also the most common cause of death from cancer, with 1.18 million deaths (17.6% of the world total). Lung cancer remains a highly lethal disease. After diagnosis, survival at 5 years in the United States is 15%.

This second volume in the series Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis presents a comprehensive treatise on all aspects of Lung and Prostate cancer, including diagnosis, treatments and prognosis. Scientists and Clinicians have contributed state of the art chapters on their respective areas of expertise providing the reader a whole field view of lung and prostate cancer management.

This fully illustrated volume 
 
* Discusses diagnosis using molecular genetics, various imaging 
modalities, tumor markers and tumor gene therapy 
 
* Discusses treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, chemoradiation, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and surgery; and prognosis 

* Highlights both primary and secondary cancers, and explains the risk of cancer survivors developing other cancers. 

* Attempts to translate molecular genetics into clinical practice. Evidence-based therapy is included. 
 
* Discusses the role of histology and immunohistochemistry in differentiating between pleuropulmonary desmoid tumors and solid fibroustumors.

* Discusses cancer stem cells, mutations, cancer vaccines, and personalized cancer medicine.

Professor Hayat has summarized the problems associated with the complexities of research publications and has been successful in editinga must-read volume for oncologists, cancer researchers, medical teachers and students of cancer biology.