Zusatztext "An extraordinary book. I so wish 'The Group Room' had been around when I was diagnosed with breast cancer twelve years ago. Every step of the way I yearned for the support of someone who had been there before me. And it's all in this book." --Jill Eikenberry! actress Informationen zum Autor Selma R. Schimmel was diagnosed with breast cancer at age twenty-eight. In the sixteen years since, she has become a leader for numerous cancer programs and a healthcare advocate. Schimmel founded and currently serves as president and CEO of Vital Options®, which produces "The Group Room." She lives in southern California. Barry Fox is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Arthritis Cure . He also lives in southern California. A portion of the author's proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Vital Options. Klappentext For the first time! Cancer Talk provides a support group in a book. Research shows that cancer patients who attend support groups can survive longer and lead fuller lives than patients receiving medical treatment alone. Cancer Talk! based on "The Group Room®!" the nation's only talk-radio cancer support show! brings hope! information! and inspiration to everyone affected by cancer. Show host Selma Schimmel! a cancer advocate and longtime survivor! has gathered the voices of cancer patients and survivors! family and friends! physicians! therapists! and other healthcare professionals to create an invaluable guide to help you: Deal with the wide range of emotions a cancer diagnosis provokes Cope with relationships! intimacy! and physical changes Optimize the doctor-patient relationship and navigate treatment options Handle the side effects of treatment Understand legal! workplace! and insurance issues Live with and beyond cancer Anyone whose life has been touched by cancer will find new support from the intimate and empowering voices of the only real experts out there--the people who live with cancer. A Note from the Author One of the goals of Cancer Talk is to help people not see themselves as "victims," because being a victim implies that you are powerless. Today, people dealing with cancer are not powerless. Please note that we subscribe to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) definition of a cancer survivor as "anyone with a diagnosis of cancer, whether newly diagnosed or in remission or with recurrence or terminal cancer." This means that from the moment of diagnosis on, you're a survivor. There are millions of people dealing with the same issues and struggles that come with the cancer experience. Within these pages are many voices that will resonate with yours. Cancer Talk is a collection of voices of cancer survivors, family members, friends, physicians, nurses, researchers, and other health care providers from throughout the United States and Canada who have shared their insights and knowledge with us on "The Group Room," a nationally syndicated call-in radio cancer talk show and support group. Except for experts and known personalities, whose names and affiliations are fully identified, names, cities, and identifying characteristics of cancer survivors and their families and friends have been changed, but not the essence of what they had to say. Their voices of hope and endurance give you the vital basics you need to get through cancer. "The Group Room" has been on the air since February 1996. And every Sunday since then, we've been meeting as the world's largest cancer support group in a live call-in format to explore all the aspects of cancer--physical, emotional, clinical, social, political, and spiritual. The program can also be heard in real time on the World Wide Web at vitaloptions.org. "The Group Room" cast members, who'll be identified by their first names throughout the book, inclu...

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Selma R. Schimmel was diagnosed with breast cancer at age twenty-eight. In the sixteen years since, she has become a leader for numerous cancer programs and a healthcare advocate. Schimmel founded and currently serves as president and CEO of Vital Options®, which produces "The Group Room." She lives in southern California.

Barry Fox is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Arthritis Cure. He also lives in southern California.

A portion of the author's proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Vital Options.

Klappentext

For the first time, Cancer Talk provides a support group in a book.

Research shows that cancer patients who attend support groups can survive longer and lead fuller lives than patients receiving medical treatment alone. Cancer Talk, based on "The Group Room®," the nation's only talk-radio cancer support show, brings hope, information, and inspiration to everyone affected by cancer. Show host Selma Schimmel, a cancer advocate and longtime survivor, has gathered the voices of cancer patients and survivors, family and friends, physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to create an invaluable guide to help you:

Deal with the wide range of emotions a cancer diagnosis provokes
Cope with relationships, intimacy, and physical changes
Optimize the doctor-patient relationship and navigate treatment options
Handle the side effects of treatment
Understand legal, workplace, and insurance issues
Live with and beyond cancer

Anyone whose life has been touched by cancer will find new support from the intimate and empowering voices of the only real experts out there--the people who live with cancer.

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A Note from the Author

One of the goals of Cancer Talk is to help people not see themselves as "victims," because being a victim implies that you are powerless. Today, people dealing with cancer are not powerless. Please note that we subscribe to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) definition of a cancer survivor as "anyone with a diagnosis of cancer, whether newly diagnosed or in remission or with recurrence or terminal cancer." This means that from the moment of diagnosis on, you're a survivor. There are millions of people dealing with the same issues and struggles that come with the cancer experience. Within these pages are many voices that will resonate with yours.

Cancer Talk is a collection of voices of cancer survivors, family members, friends, physicians, nurses, researchers, and other health care providers from throughout the United States and Canada who have shared their insights and knowledge with us on "The Group Room," a nationally syndicated call-in radio cancer talk show and support group. Except for experts and known personalities, whose names and affiliations are fully identified, names, cities, and identifying characteristics of cancer survivors and their families and friends have been changed, but not the essence of what they had to say. Their voices of hope and endurance give you the vital basics you need to get through cancer.

"The Group Room" has been on the air since February 1996. And every Sunday since then, we've been meeting as the world's largest cancer support group in a live call-in format to explore all the aspects of cancer--physical, emotional, clinical, social, political, and spiritual. The program can also be heard in real time on the World Wide Web at vitaloptions.org.

"The Group Room" cast members, who'll be identified by their first names throughout the book, include our medical oncologist, Michael B. Van Scoy-Mosher, M.D.; our radiation oncologist, Leslie Botnick, M.D.; and our therapist, Halina Irving, M.F.C.C., who is also a breast cancer survivor. Calls to "The Group Room" are screened by our oncology social workers, Carolyn Russell, L.C.S.W.; Diana Crispi, L.C.S.W.; and Perry Lisker, M.S.W. I moderate the dialogue in Cancer Talk, much as I do on the air, and my remarks appear in standard paragraph form.

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