Learn to Live Through Cancer: What You Need to Know and Do - Couverture souple

Fleishman, Stewart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1936303086 ISBN 13 : 9781936303083

Editeur : Demos Medical Publishing, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"Learn to Live Through Cancer: What You Need to Know and Do" is the result of Dr. Fleishman's three decades of research, patient outreach and the development of his model of supportive integrative cancer treatment. The book presents a step-by-step guide to improve the length and quality of life for cancer survivors, helping them to manage the variety of physical, emotional, and spiritual issues they face proactively. Dr. Fleishman was the director of Cancer Support Services for the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York at Beth Israel and St. Luke's Roosevelt. In his practice he has emphasized survivorship programs that along with good quality cancer treatment and start at the time of diagnosis. In "Learn to Live Through Cancer: What You Need to Know and Do" cancer survivors will learn how to evaluate their condition, improve their communication with healthcare providers, research their illness and treatment options, seek complementary therapies when necessary, improve overall health habits, tend to their emotional well-being, and continue to monitor the long-term success of their survivorship program. The book is a complete guide to getting a person with cancer through that critical time from diagnosis to remission and on with their life. It is an inspirational, cutting-edge book that provides a roadmap to a healthier and meaningful future following a cancer diagnosis.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Stewart Fleishman, MD is the former Director of Cancer Supportive Services at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York and the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Continuum Hospice Care-Jacob Perlow Hospice. He was actively involved in research focused on quality of life and symptom control in people with cancer, and serves on national committees dedicated to this work. Originally specializing in psychiatry, Dr. Fleishman's practice was focused on pain management, symptom control and palliative care. He is Board Certified in both Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Psychiatry/Neurology.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Demos Medical Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1936303086
• ISBN 13: 9781936303083
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 360