General Cancer Information
The Complete Cancer Survival Guide,
Everything You Must Know and Where to go for State-of-the-Art Treatment of the 25 Most Common Forms of Cancer
With advice from dozens of leading cancer specialists at more than 30 major cancer centers
Peter Teeley and Philip Bashe (Doubleday 2000)
What You Need to Know About Cancer (94-1563)
National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
After Diagnosis, Common Questions & Expectations of Cancer Patients & Their Families (93-500M No 0406) American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Diagnosis Cancer: Your Guide Through the First Few Months, Wendy Schlessel Harpham, (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992)
50 Essential Things To Do When the Doctor Says It’s Cancer, Greg Anderson (Plume 1993)
Can Survive: Reclaiming Your Life After Cancer
Susan Nessim and Judith Ellis rev.ed.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000
Cancer Terms, A guide for patients with cancer 1987, Adria Laboratories PO Box 16529 Columbus OH 43216-6529 (614) 764-8000
Caring for the Patient with Cancer at Home, A Guide for Patients and Families (88-100M No. 4656-PS) American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345
Advanced Cancer, Living Each Day (93-856) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
When Cancer Recurs, Meeting the Challenge Again (93-2709) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
The Cancer Dictionary, Roberta Altman and Michael J. Sarg, (New York: Facts on File, 1992)
The Immune System — How It Works, (96-3229) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Cancer Facts & Figures — 1997 (97-300M No 5008.97) American Cancer Society A statistical analysis of cancer, causes, patterns, and risks in the United States 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Everyday heroes, 1996 Report to the People of California on Progress in Cancer Control (6201.95) American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 or local chapter
Dr. Rosenfeld’s Guide to Alternative Medicine, Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., (Random House, New York, NY 1997)
The Activist Cancer Patient: How to Take Charge of Your Treatment, Ezra M. Greenspan M.D., Beverly Zakarian
Cancer S. O. S. Strategies of Survival, Rose Welsh and Shirley Grandahl
Share the Care, Cappy Capossela and Sheila Warnock 1995 Fireside, Simon & Schuster, NY
Advanced Breast Cancer – A Guide to Living with Metastatic Disease, (formerly entitled Holding Tight, Letting Go) Musa Mayer, (O’Reilly & Associates)
A Survivor’s Guide To Breast Cancer
Alice Chang with Karen Spruill
New Harbinger Publications
1-800-748-6273
Beating The Odds Against Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Reducing Your Hereditary Risk, M. Margaret Kemeny, Paula Dranov
Breakthrough: The Race to Find the Breast Cancer Gene, Kevin Davies, Michael White
Breast Biopsy, What You Should Know, (90-657) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
The Breast Book: The Essential Guide to Breast Care and Breast Health for Women of All Ages, Miriam Stoppard, Rache Simmons
Breast Cancer, Elaine Landau
Breast Cancer: A Family Survival Guide, Lucille M. Pederson, Janet M. Trigg
Breast Cancer: A Guide for Every Woman, Michael Baum, Sheena Meredith, Christobel Saunders
Breast Cancer: A Husband’s Story, Bruce Sokol, John Falkenberry
Breast Cancer: A Patient Guide, Patricia J. Anderson
Breast Cancer (Ask the Doctor) Vincent Friedewald
Breast Exams, What You Should Know (93-2000)
What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer (93-1556) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book, Susan M. Love, M.D. with Karen Lindsey, (Addison Wesley, 1995)
Essential Exercises for Breast Cancer Survivors: How to Live Stronger and Feel Better, Amy Halverstadt and Andrea Leonard
Harvard Common Press, 2000
Examining Myself – One Woman’s Story of Breast Cancer Treatment and Recovery, Musa Mayer, (Faber and Faber)
Living with Breast Cancer: A Guide for Facilitating Self-help Groups, Pat Kelly, Hamilton, ON. BC Decker, 2000
Tell Me What To Eat (to help prevent breast cancer)
Elaine Magee M.P.H., R.D.
Career Press, 2000
PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Bowel Cancer: the facts, Oxford Medical, 1992 ISBN 0-192-2207-2
Causes and Control of Colorectal Cancer, Gabriel A. Kune, 1996
Complications of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Terry C. Hicks, 1996
Current Aspects of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: indications, methods, results, E. H. Farthmann, C. Meyer, H. A. Richter. 1997
What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Colon and Rectum, (94-1552) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Accessible by computer with modem:
Colon Cancer Connections includes general information, news, articles, abstracts; topics: screening, risk factors, treatment options, alternative medicine, and a glossary.
Hereditary Colon Cancer Newsletter for persons affected by hereditary colon cancer, the physicians who treat them, and the researchers studying these diseases. The information is reproduced from the traditional, printed version of the newsletter.
Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Colon and Rectum Cancer The National Institute of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement. Covers risk factors, adjuvant therapy, and future directions.
Beating the Odds Against Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Reducing Your Hereditary Risk, M. Margaret Kemeny, Paula Dranov
Cancer SourceBook for Women: Basic Information about Specific Forms of Cancer That Affect Women, Featuring Facts About Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Cancer of the Uterus and Uterine Sarcoma, Cancer of the Vagina, Peter D. Dresser
Gilda’s Disease: Sharing Personal Experiences and a Medical Perspective on Ovarian Cancer, M. Steven Piver, Gene Wilder
Ovarian Cancer, Stephen C. Rubin, Gregory P. Sutton
What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Cervix, (88-2047) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer, (94-1561) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Uterus, (88-1562) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
When Laryngectomy Complicates Care, Mary Ann Boucher, RN, MS, August 1996 edition of RN Magazine
The Non Chew Cookbook, Dr. J. Randy Wilson, Glenwood Springs, CO
Warning Signs of Head and Neck Cancer, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Inc., One Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3357 1 (703) 836-4444
What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Larynx (87-1568) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Oral Cancers (90-1574)National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Bone Marrow Transplants: A Guide for Cancer Patients and Their Families, Marianne Shaffer
At Least Its Not Contagious: A Personal Story of a Struggle With Leukemia, Samantha Miles
The Cure of Childhood Leukemia: Into the Age of Miracles, John Laszlo
The Journey Back: A Survivors Guide to Leukemia, Jack L. Smedley, Iva Smedley
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, (P-33 30M 9/93)
Leukemia Society of America, 600 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016 1-800-955-4LSA or local chapter.
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) (Po22 8/95 40M) Leukemia Society of America, 600 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016 1-800-955-4LSA or local chapter.
Living with Lung Cancer, Barbara G. Cox
Lung Cancer, Chris J. Williams
Lung Cancer Chronicles, John A. Meyer
Lung Cancer Handbook, Christine Marie A. dela Cuz, Harubumi Kato
Epidemiology of Cancer of the Lung, Health Organization World (Editor)
Health Consequences of Smoking: Cancer & Chronic Lung Disease in the WorkPlace: A Report of the Surgeon General, Publishing Company Diane (Editor)
What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer,
National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Accessible by computer with modem:
Blair’s Quitting Smoking Resources. http://www.chriscor.com/linkstoa.htm A simple but thorough site. Accounts of motivation, inspiration, and true life stories. Contains chat room.
50 Things You Need to Know about the Prostate, Vol. 1, C. A. Whitney/Mass Market Paperback
The ABC’s of Prostate Cancer The Book That Could Save Your Life, Joseph E. Oesterling, Mark A. Moyad
Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer, Michael Korda, available in hardbound, paperback, and audio tapes
Urologic Cancer, Edited by Marc S. Ernstoff, John A. Heaney and Richard E. Peschel (Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Science, 1997)
What You Need to Know About Bladder Cancer, (91-1559) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Kidney Cancer (91-1569) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Testicular Cancer (93-1565) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Testicular Self-examination (93-2636)
National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Wilms’ Tumor (88-1570) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
The Prostate: A Guide for Men and the Women Who Love Them; Patrick C. Walsh, M.D. and J. F. Worthington (Johns Hopkins Health Books)
Safe in the Sun: Your Skin Survival Guide for the 1990s, Mary-Ellen E. Siegel, Albert Lefkovits
What You Need to Know About Cancers of the Bone, (93-1571) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Brain Tumors, (93-1558) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Pancreas, (96-1560) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Community Clinical Oncology Program – (CCOP) April 1993 – list of 70 medical centers selected to participate in newest clinical trials – National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
PDQ (Physician Data Query) Database of the National Cancer Institute – provides information on prognosis, staging, and treatment options. Also lists over 1500 clinical trials. Access by computer. Call 1-800-4-CANCER for details.
What are Clinical Trials All About, A Booklet for Patients with Cancer, (92-2706) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, (P040 8/95 50M) Leukemia Society of America, 600 Third Avenue, New York, NY 100161-800-955-4LSA or local chapter.
What are Chemoprevention Clinical Trials (93-3459) National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Director of Clinical Trials (573) 882-4979
Penn State Geisinger Cancer Center, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Clinical Trials Coordinator (717) 531-1616
NCI High Priority Clinical Trials, University of Bonn, Medical Center access by computer at http://www.imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet/400007.html or call NCI at 1-800-4-CANCER
Clinical Trials Listing Service, Centerwatch, resource both for patients and research professionals. Includes over 5200 international listings searchable by therapeutic area and geographic region. access by computer at http://www.centerwatch.com/
Gentle Fitness
Catherine MacRae
A holistic, award-winning video with natural stretches, exercises, self-massage, and therapeutic breathing. Available online at http://www.gentlefitness.com or by calling 1-800-566-7780
The 10-Minute L.E.A.P.: Lifetime Exercise Adherence Plan,
Richard L. Brown
108 Insights into Tai Chi Chuan: A String of Pearls
Michael Gilman
12-Minute Total Body Workout
Joyce L. Vedral
20-Minute Yoga Workouts
Alice Christensen
5-Minute Stretch
Robert The
67 Ways to Good Sleep
Charles B. Inlander, Cynthia K. Moran
The 90-Day Fitness Walking Program
Mark Fenton, Seth Bauer
Acsm’s Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities
American College of Sports Medicine
The Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being: Exercise, Diet, Emotional Balance
Kenneth H. Cooper
Aikido: The Way of Harmony
John Stevens, Shirata Rinjiro
American Heart Association Fitting in Fitness: Hundreds of Simple Ways to Put More Physical Activity into Your Life
American Heart Association – Editor
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