Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do: Revised and Updated Edition [Paperback]

Greg Anderson (Author), O. Carl Simonton (Foreword) (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1999

This definitive guide, revised and updated with over 25% new material, empowers cancer patients and their loved ones to move beyond their disease. Greg Anderson, a cancer survivor, has designed this book for the recently diagnosed, those with recurring symptoms, and those who are well but have a lingering fear that the disease may strike again. Informative and inspiring, Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do goes hand-in-hand with the patient's medical treatment and is an invaluable roadmap to recovery. Filled with practical, healing "action steps" that have been used by thousands of cancer survivors, the revised edition also contains important new information--including recently approved medical treatment options, updated cancer research, and Internet resources--geared toward making sense of the fast-changing world of cancer treatment and recovery.

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About the Author

Greg Anderson is the bestselling author of six books on health and inspiration. He is the founder and chairman of the American Wellness and Cancer Conquerors Foundations, national support organizations committed to teaching patients and their families howto cope with cancer.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Plume; Revised edition (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452280745
• ISBN-13: 978-0452280748
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Anderson was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1984 and given only thirty days to live. He is founder and chairman of the Cancer Recovery Foundation International group of charities and today is widely recognized as one of the world's leading wellness authorities.

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86 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on cancer, May 6, 2007

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Robert E. Gunther - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do: Revised and Updated Edition (Paperback)

Of all the books I was given, bought or borrowed since I was diagnosed with cancer, this is my hands-down favorite. It is easy to read, based on one of the most extensive informal studies of survivors and, most of all, leaves you with a feeling of hope. First of all, many of the books just made my head spin - particularly when I was recovering from surgery and doing chemotherapy. This one is presented in short, powerful, easy-to-read sections that you can jump into for a few minutes every day and think about for weeks afterward. Second, it is based on real experience and deep knowledge of diverse approaches. After being given 30 days to live, Greg did what every cancer patient wants to do, he started talking to survivors. More than two decades later, he has interviewed more than 15,000 survivors. This book distills the wisdom from these interviews. It addresses conventional medical treatment, but also nutrition, exercise, support, belief and spirituality (things that your doctor may never talk to you about). It addresses issues that range from the big questions about the message of the disease to very practical approaches to reducing nausea or deciding what to eat. Finally, while most literature on cancer makes you feel confused and overwhelmed (How can you possibly do all this? Should you?), this one offers simple, authentic, actionable steps.

99 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, December 30, 1999

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Mike Donovan (Middle America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do: Revised and Updated Edition (Paperback)

My mother was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. I bought this book for her thinking there would be some practical things within in which she might find helpful. It is all that AND MORE! Mom says the book has given her a completely new attitude towards her cancer. She now feels SHE is in control and can deal with whatever may come. I highly recommend this book for ANY cancer patient, but especially those newly diagnosed with the disease.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book, August 19, 2001

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This review is from: Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do: Revised and Updated Edition (Paperback)

I bought this book when a close friend was diagnosed with cancer. I was looking for ways to be a better friend and support system for her. Later, when my uncle was diagnosed with colon cancer, I purchased a copy of the book for him. He feels it changed his life and also attributes part of his recovery to the book. Years later, he still thanks me for buying him this book and he also has bought several copies for others.