Title: I can cope : staying healthy with cancer /
Authors: Johnson, Judi, 1951-; Klein, Linda, 1947-
Publisher: DCI Pub.,
Year: 1988
Subjects: Cancer Patients Rehabilitation; Cancer Psychological aspects; Adjustment (Psychology); Adaptation, Psychological; Neoplasms rehabilitation; Neoplasms psychology
Contents: Diagnosis -- Stories -- Aftermath -- Living with cancer -- Introducing cancer -- Cancer causes and prevention -- Importance of early detection -- Living with the three most common cancers -- Lung -- Breast -- Colon -- Progress in cancer research -- Clinical trials -- Biological response modification -- Prevention -- Learning more about cancer -- Diagnostic methods -- Cancer staging -- Treatment options -- Surgery -- Radiation -- Chemotherapy -- Unproven methods of cancer treatment -- Dealing with daily health -- Importance of good nutrition -- Nutritional basics -- Side effects from cancer treatment that inhibit good nutrition -- Dealing with other side effects of cancer and its treatment -- Hair loss -- Blood counts -- Pain -- Fatigue -- Skin problems -- Dental problems -- Urinary tract problems -- Dealing with your emotions -- Identifying and understanding your feelings -- Shock/disbelief -- Anger -- Denial -- Depression -- Uncertainty -- Fear --^