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You've Just Been Told You Have Cancer: Taking Charge After a Diagnosis of Cancer
You've Just Been Told You Have Cancer Taking Charge After a Diagnosis of Cancer Author:Michael Kelly, Renee Shaker If you've been diagnosed with cancer - or are a caregiver, family member or friend of someone with cancer - this award-winning videotape and guidebook gives you the information you need to help you make informed decisions and take charge of your both medical and emotional care. It will save you valuable time in getting answers to such... more » important questions as: What is Cancer and How Is It Affecting My Body? What Are the Latest Treatment Options? How Do They Work and What Are the Side Effects? Which One is Right for Me? How Do I Find the Right Doctor and Work with My Medical Team? Can Nutrition Help Me Fight My Cancer? How Will All This Affect My Life? My Family? The CANCERRESOURCES SURVIVORS KIT gives you the answers you need when you need them most. You will get essential medical information from leading cancer physicians, nurses, researchers, and support professionals. In addition, cancer survivors and caregivers share with you their own stories and the strategies that helped them manage their care and get through the day-to-day concerns of living with a diagnosis. Medical concepts are described using easy-to-follow graphics and a glossary is provided to explain medical terms. This comprehensive kit comes with the award-winning 50-minute videotape, You've Just Been Told You Have Cancer, and 160-page guidebook, Taking Charge After a Diagnosis. You will also get a Personal Medical Journal, our CancerResources Guide with a list of over 300 cancer-related support and information organizations throughout the country, and a list of Cancer Programs Approved by the National Cancer Institute and the American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer. Experts agree that more informed patients often have better treatment outcomes. Now, there's an easier way to get the information you need when you need it. Whether you were diagnosed last week or last year, the CANCERRESOURCES SURVIVORS KIT helps you ask the right questions, make informed decisions and take charge of your care.« less