Cancer : Increasing Your Odds for Survival : A Resource Guide for Integrating Mainstream, Alternave and Complementary Therapies

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Devastated by the 1990 death of his partner from breast cancer, Bognar spent the next eight years doing research on the subject. The result is this resource guide (and a companion four-hour video) for cancer patients and their families, covering the emotional shock and disorientation at diagnosis, the choice of a healing program, and the emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues of a life-threatening and often terminal disease. Eight of nine thematic chapters end with in-depth interviews with leaders in conventional and alternative healing approaches (e.g., Bernie Siegel, Lawrence LeShan, and Bruce Chabner of the National Cancer Institute). Bognar looks at all research and therapies with a balanced, critical eye. Short discussions of tests and treatments are clearly written and immediately followed by lists of resources, including books, institutions, telephone numbers, and Web sites. Appendixes include lists of cancer-care centers, organizations and support groups, and cancer-related seminars. A balanced, highly recommended guide to help the cancer patient be a well-informed consumer. Penny Spokes

Health Journeys for People With Cancer
by Belleruth Naparstek (Reader)
Audio Cassette (February 1994)
Health Journeys; ISBN: 1570420130 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.99 x 7.09 x 4.54
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Healing Words : The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine
by Larry, Md. Dossey
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In this groundbreaking classic linking prayer and health, physician Larry Dossey shares the latest evidence connecting prayer, healing, and medicine. Using real-life examples and personal anecdotes, Dossey proves how prayer can be as valid a healing tool as drugs or surgery. Dossey explores which methods of prayer show the greatest potential for healing; presents compelling evidence that patients' and doctors' belief in a treatment increases its efficacy; explains that discoveries in modern physics allow us to integrate the spiritual and the scientific and make the power of prayer provable in the lab; and much more.

Remarkable Recovery : What Extraordinary Healings Tell Us About Getting Well and Staying Well
by Marc Ian Barasch, Caryle Hirshberg
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From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by Patricia Pettijohn
In a spectacular contribution to what is known about the mind/body connection, the authors investigate cases of remarkable recovery, offering many illuminating thoughts on the nature of healing. When the authors began their exploration of remarkable healings, certain facts became obvious: the medical community maintained an uneasy silence on the subject, and on those rare occasions when they did discuss these cases, they seemed admiring, but strangely lacking in simple curiosity, much less scientific methodology. They asked no questions, or none of the right questions. Caryle Hirshberg and Marc Ian Barasch attempt to ask all the right questions-about the lifestyles, attitudes, hobbies, intimate relationships, social support, and spiritual and religious beliefs and practices of the extraordinary men, women and children whose stories of miraculous healings they tell. In the process, they begin to discover those qualities that may be associated with healing, finding that intuition, determination, faith, even playing a musical instrument, may improve our chances of recovery.

Getting Well Again
by O. Carol Simonton Md, Carl Simonton, Stephanie Matthews, James L. Creighton
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Dr Simonton pioneered the use of the power of the subconscious and the connection of the mind-body in the power of healing. - HealUSA.net

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Based on the Simontons' experience with hundreds of patients at their world-famous Cancer Counseling and Research Center, Getting Well Again introduces the scientific basis for the "will to live."In this revolutionary book the Simontons profile the typical "cancer personality": how an individual's reactions to stress and other emotional factors can contribute to the onset and progress of cancer -- and how positive expectations, self-awareness, and self-care can contribute to survival. This book offers the same self-help techniques the Simonton's patients have used to successfully to reinforce usual medical treatment -- techniques for learning positive attitudes, relaxation, visualization, goal setting, managing pain, exercise, and building an emotional support system.

Anatomy of an Illness As Perceived by the Patient
by Norman Cousins
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This is a classic on how you perceive your illness and your state of mind affecting your health. His other books will also touch you. His healing journey began when he checked himself out of a hospital and into a hotel room full of comedy videos. He laughed himself to health and opened the door to a new way of looking at healing.

A reader from New York, NY USA:
As an essay, Anatomy of an Illness is engrossing. At as a work of inspiration, it is indispensable. Anyone you know who is ill, or who simply cares about his or her state of health, will gain wisdom and hope from this carefully constructed, sober, yet passionate memoir of healing.

Options : The Alternative Cancer Therapy Book
by Richard Walters
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A great overview and understanding of most of the responsible alternative medicine cancer therapies that are available to cancer patients. - HealUSA.net

From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by PCP:
A comprehensive survey of alternative cancer treatments, Options is especially useful for including not only information about herbal, nutritional and other holistic approaches, but also about maverick doctors and scientists, and experimental drug therapies. This is information that is hard to find in any form, and almost impossible to find in language that is accessible to the non-scientist. Although translated from medicalese, the book retains a slightly sterile tone, emphasizing the scientific validity of the various therapies. But if you've been diagnosed with cancer and want facts on alternative therapies, Options offers synopses of research, anecdotal accounts of treatment and analysis of how some medical treatments become standard, while others become quackery.

Essiac : A Native Herbal Cancer Remedy
by Cynthia Olsen, Christopher Gussa, Paul Bond
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This book shows the benefits of the of an historically know natural therapy with supporting research which is not well accepted or known by the medical community.

Reviewer: Chris Gerlach from Colorado, USA
This unique book by Cynthia Olsen, a veteran and respected researcher and author of natural health, and a pioneer in the field, details a remarkable natural remedy with a history of use concerning cancer; this book also details essential health concerns for those facing cancer in themselves or loved ones in a compassionate, caring, and useful way that makes this, in my opinion, a classic in natural health publishing and an essential reference for all interested in vital health. Excellent resources, detailed history, correct and respectful attribution to native American sources, and direct and personal style of writing also make this a highly readable, useful, and interesting work. Of all the existing works on this subject, articles and books, I rate this the highest on the topic, after years of my own research and publishing work in the area of health and natural healing. Members of my own family have succumbed to cancer and I believe this book would have helped them maintain a higher quality of life if they had had it then.

Cancer and Vitamin C : A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer With Special Reference to the Value of Vitamin C
by Ewan Cameron, Linus Pauling (Contributor)
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Co-authored by The Nobel Prize winner Dr Linus Pauling - This book is still controversial in the use of mega doses of vitamin C - His research stands alone in proving the benefits of vitamin C - conventional medicine is slow to accept this as a Mayo Clinic Study did not prove Dr Pauling's findings, but a Japanese study did. This is typical of the controversy with most alternative therapies - usually one doctor develops a successful approach that helps individuals - they have either case studies or their own research to back their success - but the medical community shys away from embracing a new therapy until more research confirms that practitioners work. This is especially true when a doctor uses out of the box theories in their treatment. - HealUSA.net

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Cancer and Vitamin C explains, in plain language, the nature and known causes of cancer, covering nearly all its different forms and their natural progression. It also weighs the value and limitations of various modes of treatment: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormones, immunotherapy, and a number of unorthodox ones. The value of vitamin C as an adjunct therapy is corroborated by detailed accounts of cancer patients who have derived varying degrees of benefit from vitamin C treatment.

Vitamin C & Cancer: Discovery, Recovery, Controversy
by Abram, Md. Hoffer, Linus Pauling, Abram Hoffer M.D. N.D. FRCP
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Co-authored by The Nobel Prize winner Dr Linus Pauling - This book is still controversial in the use of mega doses of vitamin C - His research stands alone in proving the benefits of vitamin C - conventional medicine is slow to accept this as a Mayo Clinic Study did not prove Dr Pauling's findings, but a Japanese study did. This is typical of the controversy with most alternative therapies - usually one doctor develops a successful approach that helps individuals - they have either case studies or their own research to back their success - but the medical community shies away from embracing a new therapy until more research confirms that practitioners work. This is especially true when a doctor uses out of the box theories in their treatment. - HealUSA.net

Book Description:
In case studies and statistics, here are the results of Dr. Hoffer's nutritional or orthomolecular treatment on hundreds of patients suffering from various forms of cancer. These results show that megadoses of vitamin C and other nutrients are highly effective in reversing the progress of this disease in many cases-and also improve patients' the quality of life. Vitamin C & Cancer refutes critics of megavitamin treatment for cancer and offers new hope to cancer patients for surviving this disease.

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Presents the results of nutritional research that suggest that megadoses of vitamin C and other nutrients are beneficial in the process of fighting off and recovering from cancer. Presents case-study evidence from the author and statistical analysis from his friend and co-author, Nobel Laureate, Dr. Linus Pauling.

Complementary Cancer Therapies: Combining Traditional and Alternative Approaches for the Best Possible Outcome
by Dan Labriola
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Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional Therapies
by James S., Md. Gordon, Sharon Curtin
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Offers cancer patients a clear map for integrating the best of conventional, complementary, and alternative cancer therapies. Based on the findings for an international conference co-sponsored by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, the NIH Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and the National Cancer Institute.

• Reports on the most accepted and researched complementary and alternative practices, including assessments of their efficacy, side effects, and cost effectiveness, and how they can best be integrated with conventional care
• Empowering advice for patients with clear action steps for speaking to doctors and evaluative guidelines for researching available treatment approaches
• Critical discussion of cutting-edge interventions-nutrition, Chinese medicine, herbal therapies, mind-body approaches, and energy medicine-that have undergone clinical trials and those which are now beginning to be employed.

Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer
by W. John Diamond, W. Lee Cowden, Burton Goldberg
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The Journey Through Cancer: An Oncologist's Seven-Level Program for Healing and Transforming the Whole Person
by Dr. Jeremy R. Geffen
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Dr Geffen is a dream doctor, who sets the benchmark for all other doctors to follow. His work is inspired and full of love. - HealUSA.net

Dean Ornish, MD; Author, Love and Survival and Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease
Dr. Jeremy Geffen is an oncologist of the future, one who integrates the best of traditional and non-traditional approaches. He addresses the physical as well as the psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health and healing. It is unfortunate that all people who are concerned with cancer can't have Dr. Geffen as their doctor; this book is the next best thing."

Cancer Therapy : The Independent Consumer's Guide to Non-Toxic Treatment and Prevention
by Ralph W. Moss
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David T. Bennett from Ohio:
Dr. Moss has put together an excellent resource for people looking into non-toxic cancer treatments. Ralph was thrust into the alternative medicine scene when he brought positive laetrile studies to the public's attention in the1970s when people were saying there was no evidence of laetrile's efficacy. Since then he has been an important voice of reason in the fight for alternatives.

This book is a well-researched sourcebook for new and innovative cancer treatments. The book is divided into various sections. The first is "Vitamins," where Moss provides research on vitamins, such as Vitamin D, on cancer research. Moss details studies that have been conducted with vitamins. Other sections include, "Minerals" such as Calcium, "Herbs" such as Aloe, "Diets" such as Gerson, and "Less Toxic Resources" such as Amygdalin and Hydrazine Sulfate. In total he lists over 100 therapies. At the end of each section there are resources for each therapy. For instance, he gives addresses of clinics using the methods.

Parts of this book are also devoted to cancer prevention studies. He also will tell when studies show that a substance can, for instance, enhance chemotherapy's effectiveness, or relieve side effects of radiation. This is helpful for people who are not willing to rely totally on alternatives, but who want some of their benefits.

This book is useful to anyone researching cancer treatments, cancer prevention, or else just wanting the straight facts on alternative therapies. No major orthodox cancer group approves of most of the therapies Moss discusses. Moss is not a Medical Doctor, but a researcher, so his presentation should not be taken directly as a prescription or a do-it-yourself treatment. However, for a new angle on cancer, and for information on effective therapies, this book is one of the best available.

Natural Compounds in Cancer Therapy
by John C. Boik
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Nearly 4,000 references are included, Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA :
John Boik's Natural Compounds In Cancer Therapy is a meticulous, scholarly, comprehensive, invaluable review of the actions and potential clinical use of more than three dozens carefully selected natural compounds. Nearly 4,000 references are included as Boik comprehensively and systematically examines the actions, pharmacology, toxicology, and potential clinical use of natural compounds as anticancer agents in the biological processes involved in cancer progress. Also very highly recommended is Boik's earlier work, Cancer And Natural Medicine: A Textbook Of Basic Science And Clinical Research.

Alternatives in Cancer Therapy : The Complete Guide to Non-Traditional Treatments
by Ross, R.Ph. Pelton, Lee Overholser (Contributor)
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Not as cutting edge as some of the newer books on the subject - but a common sense approach to alternative medicine. - HealUSA.net

Alternatives in Cancer Therapy offers help for all patients coping with cancer. The therapies discussed in this book are primarily non-toxic, have few, if any, side effects, and tend to strengthen the immune system. They can be used as supplemental regimens that help maximize the effectiveness of traditional therapies such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Patients have a right to know all of their treatment options, and Dr. Ross Pelton presents dozens of choices, including:

• Shark Cartilage
  
• Gerson Therapy
  
• Mistletoe
  
• Isoprinosine
  
• Laetrile
  
• Selenium
  
• Beta-Carotene
  
• Hydrogen Peroxide
  
• Vitamins C and E
• The Hoxsey Treatment

Non-traditional therapies can enhance the quality of life, and improve overall health while treating the disease. Alternatives in Cancer Therapy provides information on the research, efficacy, potential side effects, and availability of each treatment.