Live Longer, Live Larger: A Holistic Guide for Cancer Patients and Their Families - Couverture souple

Buchholz, William M., M.D.; Buchholz, Susan W., Ph.D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1565928458 ISBN 13 : 9781565928459

Editeur : O'Reilly Media, 2001

Synopsis

One of every three Americans faces cancer. With the diagnosis comes a maelstrom of fears about the future and complex decisions about treatment. In this world turned upside down it is difficult to find the right answers, much less be certain that the right questions are asked. It is hard to balance the desire to find a cure and extend life, and the wish to prevent side effects of treatment. At the same time, patients and families must deal with powerful emotions, keep hope for the future, and maintain a sense of meaning in life.Live Longer, Live Larger is a handbook for people who want a supportive companion in their response to cancer or other serious illness. It is based on the experience and hard-won wisdom of thousands of patients and families dealing with cancer: people of differing temperaments, backgrounds, and medical circumstances. Its stories, exercises and tools can help you survive a diagnosis of cancer to live longer, more meaningfully, and with a higher quality of life, regardless of prognosis or stage of disease. Topics covered include:

• Conquering fear
• Finding the right treatment for you
• Using hope as good medicine
• Surmounting barriers to treatment
• Increasing quality and meaning of life
• Redefining your relationship with cancer
• Finding opportunity amidst the crisis

Authors William M. Buchholz, M.D., Hematology and Oncology, and Susan W. Buchholz, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, have worked since 1978 with patients and families facing life-threatening illness. Inspired by their patients, they have created a map to help other people successfully navigate the complex world of cancer.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. William Buchholz is a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Medical School. He is board certified in internal medicine and hematology and has practiced hematology and oncology for over 25 years. He has served as a consultant to the Commonweal Cancer Help Program (featured on Bill Moyer's series, Healing and the Mind), helped create holistic health centers in Japan, and help develop hospice and patient support services in the San Francisco Bay area. Dr. Buchholz has lectured internationally on such topics as cancer prevention, hospice and palliative care, and complementary medicine and the medical uses of hope. His articles have been published both in scientific journals like NEJM and JAMA and in popular books like Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul. Dr. Susan Buchholz is a graduate of Johns Hopkins' Physician Assistant program and received her Ph.D. in clinical health psychology from the Fielding Institute. She has advanced training in biofeedback, self-hypnosis and the Enneagram. She counsels both couples and individuals facing medical illness as well as those dealing with anxiety and depression. She describes her job as "untangling the knots that keep people trapped in unhealthy lives." Drs. William and Susan Buchholz have practiced together as a team in Mountain View, California, since 1978 and have offered workshops on wellness, cancer prevention, and "The Successful Cancer Patient" to audiences ranging from IBM, Lockheed, and Apple Computer to PTAs and churches.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: O'Reilly Media
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1565928458
• ISBN 13: 9781565928459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 389
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible