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THE CANCER DIRECTORY DR ROSY DANIEL How to make the integrated cancer medicine revolution work for you
Contents
Foreword by Bernice Miller
Introduction: how to use this book by Dr Rosy Daniel
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CHAPTER 1 How to make the integrated cancer medicine revolution work for you
What Is Integrated Cancer Medicine?
What Types of Integrated Medicine Are Available?
1. Orthodox cancer medicine
2. Alternative cancer medicine
3. Complementary supportive care
4. Psychological approaches
5. Spiritual help
6. Self-help approaches
7. Healthy lifestyle reorientation
Timing Is All: The Four Phases of Recovery
Phase 1 Getting through diagnosis and treatment positively
Phase 2 Dealing creatively with the problems of illness
Phase 3 Health revival: the state shift to get the body and mind strong again
Phase 4 Life renewal: getting into a healthy, happy and fulfilling lifestyle
The Importance of You: Letting Go of the Medical Model
CHAPTER 2 The psychological foundation for health
Facing the Demons
Getting into the Right Frame of Mind
The Psychological Basis for Remarkable Recovery
Caryle Hirschberg: The Role of Belief
Dr Stephen Greer: The Role of a Fighting Spirit and Alleviating Depression
Dr Candace Pert: The Scientific Basis for the Mind – Body Connection and the Need to Express Emotion
Dr Susan Kobasa: The Role of Emotional Patterning
Dr Leslie Walker: The Role of Empowering Cancer Treatment
Professors Spiegel and Fawzy: The Role of Support
Blowing the Myth of Positive Thinking
Underlying States of Mind that May Need to Change
Looking at your will to live
The problem of stress
Expressing your feelings
Getting out of isolation and loneliness
Getting out of depression, fear and anxiety
Freeing ourselves of limiting beliefs
Getting the Help You Need
Counselling
Preparing for the Worst, Working for the Best
Healing Your Emotional Wounds
Facing the Cancer Diagnosis: Understanding Your Reactions and Identifying Your Needs
Dealing with shock
Possible emotional reactions to expect
Getting immediate help
Telling other people
Asking for Help
Developing a personal support network
Veronica’s Story
Mapping Out Your Personal Support Network
Setting Up Your Personal Support Group
Suggested guidelines for a personal support group
A Framework for Setting Up a Personal Support Group
Finding a cancer ‘buddy’
Preparing for the moment of ‘peak vulnerability’
In Summary
CHAPTER 3 Getting the right treatment for you
Getting a Clear Diagnosis
Early symptoms of cancer
Visiting your GP
Receiving good news
Receiving bad news
Getting support while waiting for test results
The moment of truth
Finding Out What Support Is Available at the Hospital
Getting Support When You Receive Your Results
Working with Your Doctors
Information Gathering to Find Out What Treatment Options Are Available
Knowing the right questions to ask
Finding out more about your cancer
Going to the Frontier with the Internet
Knowing when to stop
Understanding the medical approach to cancer
Specialists who look after people with cancer
Getting more details
Thinking about Timing
Understanding the treatment offered
Learning more about the proposed treatment
Reviewing Your Options
Making Treatment Decisions and Creating an Integrated Medicine Plan
CHAPTER 4 The medical frontier: getting the best orthodox treatment
The oncologist’s perspective by Professor Karol Sikora with cancer nurse Patricia Peat
What Is Cancer?
The cancer cell
Characteristics that distinguish a normal cell from a cancer cell
Cell Recognition
Immune Attack
Staying in Place
Metastatic spread
Classifying cancer
Diagnosing Cancer
How is a cancer diagnosis usually made?
Staging
Grading
Secondary cancer
Assessing your situation
Choosing Your Cancer Treatment
Cancer statistics
Getting information about your cancer
A cancer question checklist
Getting a second opinion
Taking your time
Discussing complementary and alternative options
Current Medical Treatments
Surgery
Cancer Surgery: The Key Issues
Following Surgery
Radiotherapy
Types of Radiotherapy
The Radiotherapy Process
Side-effects of Radiotherapy
Fatigue and Nausea
Skin Burns
Difficulties with Eating and Drinking
Possible Flare-up of Symptoms
Infertility
Limitations of Radiotherapy
Palliative Radiotherapy for Symptom Control
Leading-edge Developments in Radiotherapy Treatments
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
Intraoperative Radiotherapy
Radiofrequency Ablation
Therasphere
Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Brachytherapy
Chemotherapy
The Discovery of Anti-cancer Drugs
Chemotherapy Regimes
Administration of Chemotherapy
The Side-effects of Chemotherapy
Effects on Fast-growing Tissues
Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhoea
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