Sunday, December 28, 2008

Quantum Healing or Everyones Guide to Cancer Therapy

Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine

Author: Deepak Chopra

Here is an extraordinary new approach to healing by an extraordinary physician-writer -- a book filled with the mystery, wonder, and hope of people who have experienced seemingly miraculous recoveries from cancer and other serious illnesses.

Dr. Deepak Chopra, a respected New England endocrinologist, began his search for answers when he saw patients in his own practice who completely recovered after being given only a few months to live. In the mid-1980's he returned to his native India to explore Aruyveda, humanities most ancient healing tradition. Now he has brought together the current research of Wetern medicine, neuoscience, and physics with the insights of Ayurvedic theory to show that the human body is controlled by a "network of intelligence" grounded in quantum reality. Not a superficial psychological state, this intelligence lies deep enough to change the basic pattenrs that design our physiology -- with the potential to defeat cancer, heart disease, and even aging itself. in this inspiring and pioneering work, Dr. Chopra offers us both a fascinating intellectual journey and a deeply moving chronicle of hope and healing.



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Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day, Revised 5th Edition

Author: Md Ernest H Rosenbaum

The Centers for Disease Control reports that more than 20 million people in the U.S. are currently diagnosed with cancer, and 1.4 million people are expected to be diagnosed in the coming year. For the millions confronting cancer's many challenges, Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day relies on an esteemed panel of oncology specialists--more than 100 strong, and each experts in their fields--to completely update this definitive cancer resource.

Equally informative and accessible, this comprehensive book navigates cancer patients and their caregivers through diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. Every chapter has been methodically updated to include the latest medical breakthroughs and advice concerning cancer treatment, including:

  • Information on recently approved "targeted" therapies for various cancer types
  • The newest strategies in cancer diagnosis and prevention
  • Cancer biology: translating scientific discoveries into meaningful advances for patients
  • Supportive care and complementary approaches



Table of Contents:
Foreword   Richard Bloch     xi
Preface to the Fifth Edition   Margaret A. Tempero, M.D.     xiii
Editors' Preface     xv
To the Reader     xix
Acknowledgments     xxi
Contributors     xxv
Diagnosis and Treatment
Understanding Cancer     3
How Cancer Is Diagnosed     17
Working with the Health Care Team     31
Deciding on the Appropriate Treatment     39
Second Opinions     48
What Happens in Surgery     55
What Happens in Radiation Therapy     64
What Happens in Chemotherapy     74
What Happens in Biological Therapy and Immunotherapy     87
Laser Therapy     92
Hyperthermia     98
Cryosurgery     101
Radiofrequency-Generated Heat Treatment (Radiofrequency Ablation)     109
Antiangiogenesis: Inhibition of Blood Vessel Growth as a Strategy for Treating Cancer     113
Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplantation     120
Integrative Oncology: Complementary Therapies in Cancer Care     130
Blood Transfusions and Cancer Treatment     139
Oncology Nursing     145
Supportive Care
Living withCancer     155
Coping with the Side Effects of Chemotherapy     165
Fatigue     182
The Role of Sleep in Health, Disease, and Therapy     185
Maintaining Good Nutrition     191
Controlling Pain     202
Guarding Against Infections     208
Living with an Ostomy     223
The Look Good... Feel Better Cosmetic Program     229
Becoming Sexually Active Again     232
Staying Physically Fit     250
Home Care     254
Palliative Care     262
Quality of Life
The Will to Live     271
Living with Mortality: Life Goes On     275
New Hope in Managing Distress with Cancer     280
Survivorship Guidelines for Cancer Patients and Their Families     288
Late Effects of Cancer Treatment     300
Infertility Problems in Cancer Survivors     306
Cancer and the Family's Needs     314
Paying for Cancer Care     318
Managed Care and Oncology: New Ways to Deliver Health Care     326
Planning for the Future     334
New Advances in Research, Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The Impact of Research on the Cancer Problem: Looking Back, Moving Forward      349
Cancer Risk Assessment, Screening, and Prevention     360
Investigational Anticancer Drugs     385
Advances in Cancer Biology     395
Genetic Risk Assessment and Counseling     401
Cancer Information     413
Treating the Common Cancers
Adrenal Gland     421
Anus     428
Bile Duct     441
Bladder     447
Brain     459
Breast     473
Cancer of an Unknown Primary Site (CUPS)     515
Carcinoids of the Gastrointestinal Tract     522
Cervix     529
Childhood Cancers     539
Childhood Cancers: Brain Tumors     549
Childhood Cancers: Retinoblastoma     557
Childhood Cancers: Soft-Tissue and Bone Sarcomas     559
Colon and Rectum     564
Esophagus     588
Gallbladder     598
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor     604
Head and Neck     611
Kaposi's Sarcoma     633
Kidney     642
The Leukemias     649
Liver     663
Lung: Nonsmall Cell     671
Lung: Small Cell     683
Lymphoma: AIDS-Associated     690
Lymphoma: Hodgkin's Disease     694
Lymphoma: Non-Hodgkin's     702
Melanoma     713
Mesothelioma     726
Metastatic Cancer     734
Multiple Myeloma     740
Neuroendocrine (Islet Cell) Tumors of the Pancreas     748
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors     754
Ovary     760
Pancreas     770
Parathyroid     778
Penis     782
Pituitary     786
Prostate     789
Sarcomas of Bone and Soft Tissue     807
Skin     816
Small Intestine     827
Stomach     833
Testis     845
Thymus     857
Thyroid     863
Trophoblastic Disease     874
Uterus: Endometrial Carcinoma     881
Uterus: Uterine Sarcomas     889
Vagina     897
Vulva     902
Glossary of Medical Terms     909
Cancer Information Bibliography     939
Index     947

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