The new cancer survivors living with grace, fighting with spirit
Surviving with cancer, the author posits, means seeing yourself differently and recognizing that others may see you differently. It means worrying more about work and money. It means facing your mortality and dealing with the medical system by learning how to be a good consumer of health services -...
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| Language: | English |
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University Press
1999
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Add Tag | Summary: | Surviving with cancer, the author posits, means seeing yourself differently and recognizing that others may see you differently. It means worrying more about work and money. It means facing your mortality and dealing with the medical system by learning how to be a good consumer of health services - including making choices among different doctors, medical centres and insurance plans. Diagnosed with cancer in the early 1970s, Natalie Davis Spingarn uses her own experiences as the basis for describing and critiquing what experts say about the emotional, physical, family and practical issues involved. She offers to help others deal with such issues by relating her own experience, good and bad, and providing practical encouragement to readers in similar situations |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 241 pages 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780801862663 0801862663 9780801862670 0801862671 |
Understanding cancer a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment