Breast cancer
Subtitle: beyond convention : the world's foremost authorities on complementary and alternative medicine offer advice on healing
By: edited by Mary Tagliaferri, Isaac Cohen, and Debu Tripathy
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 478
ISBN-13: 9780743410113
Subjects: Alternative treatment; Cancer; Médecines parallèles; Breast Neoplasms; Therapy; Breast; Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Popular works; Sein; Complementary Therapies
Description: Explains how to incorporate alternative therapeutic options into traditional treatments for breast cancer, discussing the benefits of soy foods, nutritional supplements, and the positive impact of spiritual practices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A diagnosis of breast cancer : taking your first steps / Susan Love; title: Building bridges from conventional to alternative medicine / Debu Tripathy; title: Choices in healing / Michael Lerner; title: Chinese medicine and breast cancer / Isaac Cohen; title: Diet and breast cancer / Lawrence Kushi; title: Food as medicine : the role of soy and phytoestrogens / Mary Tagliaferri; title: The will to live and other mysteries / Rachael naomi Remen; title: Natural products in the management of breast cancer / Heather Boon; title: Micronutrients : vitamin and mineral supplementation / Keith I. Block; title: Naturopathic medicine / Leanna J. Standish ; assisted by Cheryl Grosshans, Jennifer A. Lush, & Michelle Robeson; title: Meditation / Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ann Ohm Massion, James R. Hébert, & Elana Rosenbaum; title: Directed prayer and conscious intention : demonstrating the power of distant healing / Marilyn Schlitz & Nola Lewis; title: A mind-body-spirit model for cancer support groups / Elisabeth Targ & Ellen G. Levine; title: The Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic : a healing place for low-income women / Beverly Burns & Linda Wardlaw; title: Evaluating health information / Keren Stronach.