The Caregiver's Guide to Cancer: Compassionate Advice for Caring for You and Your Loved One (Caregiver's Guides)
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Dimensions: 5.83 x 0.55 x 8.9 inches
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1648764193
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Print length: 178 pages
Publication date: August 17, 2021
ISBN-13: 978-1648764196
Part of series: Caregiver's Guides
subtitle: Paperback – August 17, 2021
author: Visit Amazon's Victoria Landes LCSW Page search results Victoria Landes LCSW
review: Editorial Reviews Review “This book is the definitive resource for anyone who is thrust into the caregiving space and is seeking actionable and practical yet compassionate, caring advice that encompasses everything a patient and caregiver needs. The Caregiver’s Guide to Cancer is a valuable asset that should be provided to every caregiver.” —Debra Kimless, MD, physician and patient ombudsman “In keeping with Vicki's gentle, thoughtful, and sensitive style, she creates a healing handbook for caregivers. She provides a practical and comprehensive guide so needed by so many. Caregiving is difficult to say the least. Often at the expense of caring for another, one may lose themselves in the process. This book is an essential guide honoring the caregiver with a set of tools to use and reflect on. A truly approachable and thoughtful read... critically needed now more than ever.” —Cindi Cantril, MPH, RN, OCN “ The Caregiver's Guide to Cancer offers an essential roadmap for those traveling the complex path of caring for someone with cancer. It is rare to find a resource that delivers the most up-to-date knowledge, practical tools, and caring advice with such clarity and compassion. As an expert guide with the voice of a trusted, encouraging friend, Landis masterfully guides the caregiver and patient on this journey across the spectrum of cancer care.” —Alison Gause, MPH “Victoria Landes has decades of experience as a cancer coordinator and licensed clinical social worker, working with thousands of cancer patients, their loved ones, and healthcare providers. In this book, she provides the caregiver with a comprehensive yet succinct guide to navigate the complex aspects of cancer care and the role of the caregiver. Every section is well-thought-out and organized from the basics of cancer definition and roles of different treatments and providers, to matters related to the patient from nutrition to finances, to intimacy, to palliative care and hospice, and to most importantly addressing self-care for the caregiver. This is an invaluable resource with practical tools to help the caregiver navigate the multifaceted aspect of caring for a cancer patient.” —Dr. Ranna Tabrizi, MD, FACS About the Author VICTORIA LANDES, LCSW, has worked in the medical field for 30 years. Vicki served as the breast care coordinator for Kaiser Permanente for 12 years, where she accompanied breast cancer survivors and their loved ones through the diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship phases of care.