Psychotherapist Lawrence LeShan has worked with cancer patients for more than thirty-five years and his research has led people with cancer to find new, effective ways to fight for their lives. He has put his findings -- full of meaning and purpose -- into this revised edition that shows how psychological change, along with medical treatment, mobilizes a compromised immune system for healing. Included is a life-transforming workbook of hands-on exercises designed to help readers evaluate their inner selves and teach them how to get the most out of their immune systems by leading fuller, richer lives.
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A True Turning Point,
By Julie King (Redwood City, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cancer As a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals (Paperback)
This book was integral in my coming to grips with my own cancer and how to get on with my life in a meaningful way. I have shared it with many others, both those with cancer and others who are not cancer patients but who are introspective and ALL have found it to profoundly change their lives. It continues to be a powerful tool in my life.
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This review is from: Cancer As a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals (Paperback)
Thank you LeShan for writing this book. The ideas are timely and clear, though he pulls no punches -- for many people it's either change your mind and life, or that's it. His stories are excellent, and not only the "successes" are here. The best mind/body book I've read.
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Accounts of the emotional aspects of fighting cancer,
By Rusty Hoge "cforyourself.com" (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cancer As a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals (Paperback)
LeShan discusses how purpose and fulfillment in life play a crucial role in who gets cancer and who beats cancer. He worked with hundreds of patients over many years and his conclusions make sense and provide a message to everyone.Highly recommended.
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- You Can Fight For Your Life: Emotional Factors in the Treatment of Cancer by Lawrence LeShan in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- You Can Fight for Your Life by Lawrence LeShan in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Mechanic and the Gardener by Lawrence Leshan in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- When a Parent Is Very Sick by Eda J. LeShan on page 79, and Back Matter
- How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery by Lawrence LeShan in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Cancer : Increasing Your Odds for Survival - A Resource Guide for Integrating Mainstream, Alternative and Complementary Therapies by David Bognar on 10 pages
- Cancer: Increasing Your Odds for Survival, a Resource Guide for Integrating Mainstream, Laternative and Complementary Therapie by David Bognar on 8 pages
- Living Well with Autoimmune Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know by Mary J. Shomon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Journey Through Cancer: An Oncologist's Seven-Level Program for Healing and Transforming the Whole Person by Jeremy R. Geffen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Fighting Cancer From Within: How to Use the Power of Your Mind For Healing by Dr. Martin L. Rossman in Back Matter
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