The cancer recovery guide
Phelps, Kerryn2015
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Based on the latest research, clinical experience and a deep practical knowledge of the healthcare system, a comprehensive, clear and compassionate guide for cancer patients and their families and carers.
Main title:
The cancer recovery guide / by Professor Kerryn Phelps
Author:
Phelps, KerrynCharles, Prince of Wales, 1948-, writer of foreword
Imprint:
Sydney : Pan Macmillan, 2015.
Collation:
532 pages
Contents:
Part one: diagnosis -- Hearing the word 'CANCER' is scary -- Speaking the language -- Prevention and screening after a diagnosis of cancer -- Health audit -- Your healthcare team -- Part two: dealing with cancer emotionally -- Mental health -- Connectedness -- Spirituality and cancer -- Intimacy, sexuality and cancer recovery -- Part three: cancer-specific treatments -- Prehabilitation -- Surgery -- Chemotherapy -- Radiotherapy -- Immunotherapy -- Part four: adjunctive therapies -- Intravenous vitamin C and other nutrients -- Herbs and supplements -- Other therapies -- Part five: symptoms and side effects of cancer treatment -- Symptom management -- Part six: lifestyle adjustments to support recovery -- Why your environment and lifestyle matter -- Cancer and your environment -- Alcohol -- Exercise -- Nutrition -- Immunity -- Sleep -- Detoxing -- Smoking -- Travel plans -- Part seven: the most common forms of cancer -- Bowel cancer -- Breast cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Cancer of the cervix -- Stomach cancer -- What the future holds
ISBN:
9781743535677 (paperback)
Dewey class:
362.1969
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
8223
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 362.1969 CAN | Available |