Food for Life: The Cancer Prevention Cookbook
By R. Bohannon, T.P. Wuerthner, K.K. Weinstock (1987), Chicago: Contemporary Books.
A wonderful cookbook! Over 300 interesting and wholesome recipes.

Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
By J. Borysenko (1987), Menlo Park: Addison Wesley.
A book about how to manage stress and anxiety and how to reframe life's problems into manageable situations.

And a Time to Live: Toward emotional well-being during the crisis of cancer
By R.C. Cantor (1978), New York: Harper & Row.
Insight about the psychological aspects of the cancer experience. Discusses patterns of relationships and the problems presented to cancer patients and families. Written by a psychologist.

Healers on Healing
By R. Carlson & B Shield (eds.) (1989), Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher.
A collections of essays by well known authors on the art of healing.

Quantum Healing: Exploring the frontiers of mind/body medicine
By D. Chopra (1989), New York: Bantam Books.
Explores the inner dimensions of healing. Theorizes about "quantum" events that do not follow usual cause-and-effect rules. Provocative reading on altering the body's physical reality.

How to Survive the Loss of a Love
By M. Colgrove, H.H. Bloomfield, & P. McWilliams (1977), New York: Bantam Books.
An inspirational guide to coping with loss of any type. To savor and share with loved ones.

Anatomy of an Illness: As perceived by the patient
By N. Cousins (1981) New York: Bantam Books.
Discusses the effect of positive emotions and positive relationships on mobilizing the body's natural healing resources.

The Healing Heart
By N. Cousins (1983), New York: Avon Books.
Inspiring story about a famous author's recovery from heart disease. Encourages taking control of one's own life. Affirms that positive emotions promote health.

Love and Peace Through Affirmation
By C. Daxter (1989), Tiburon, CA: H.J. Kramer, Inc.
A book of affirmations including thoughts on topics such as health, understanding, peace, love and wisdom.

The Road Back to Health: Coping with the emotional side of cancer
By N.A. Fiore (1986), New York: Bantam Books.
A comforting account of the personal experience of a testicular cancer patient. The author, a psychologist, was a pioneer in advocating patients' active involvement in fighting the disease. He is a founder and Advisory Board member of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

Creative Visualization
By S. Gawain (1978), New York: Bantam Books.
Helpful in learning to visualize. Advocates the use of visualization, affirmations and meditation in living healthfully and creatively.

Reflections in the Light: Daily thoughts and affirmations
By S. Gawain (1988), San Rafael: New World Library.
An inspirational book of affirmations, one for each day of the year.

You Can Heal Your Life
By Louise Hay (1988), Santa Monica: Hay House.
Inspirational. A woman's personal story about self-healing through changing one's thinking and loving oneself.

I Choose to Fight
By T. Harper & R. Harper (1984), Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
The story of a young man's miraculous victory over testicular cancer, a story of courage, power and love.

A Coming of Roses
By P. Hingle (1988), Prairieville, LA: Home Plates of Ascensions, Inc.
Courageous personal story of a teacher's recovery from throat cancer. An inspirational account of embracing life after cancer.

Healing From Within: Psychological Techniques to Help the Mind Heal the Body
By D.T. Jaffee (1986), New York: Simon & Schuster.
A holistic book that views health as living life fully in the moment. Written by a psychologist and cultural anthropologist.

Confronting Cancer Through Art
By Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center (1987), Los Angeles: Art that Heals, Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California. Includes art of cancer survivors.

Intimacy: Living as a Woman After Cancer
By J. Johnson (1987), Toronto: NC Press Ltd.
A book about achieving and maintaining intimacy after cancer. For patients, partners, and families. Written from the perspective of a cancer survivor who is a counselor.

I Can Cope: Staying Healthy with Cancer
By J. Johnson & L. Klein (1988), Minnetonka: DCI.
Written by an oncology nurse who started the American Cancer Society "I Can Cope Program". Based on patients' experiences. Recommended for persons coping with any type of cancer.

Surviving Cancer: A practical guide for those fighting to win
By D.G. Kauffman (1989), Washington, DC: Acropolis Books.
Updated practical resource guide for dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Written by a cancer survivor.

For Better or Worse: A couple's guide to dealing with chronic illness
By B. Kievman & S. Blackmun (1989), Chicago: Contemporary Books.
Practical advice written by a surviving partner. Suitable for patients and caregivers coping with chronic illness.

Why Me? Coping with Grief, Loss and Change
By P. Krauss & M. Goldfishcer (1990), New York: Bantam Books.
Written by a Rabbi who experienced physical loss. Provides revealing and inspirational vignettes.

Vital Signs: A young doctor's struggle with cancer
By F. Mullan (1983), New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux.
The personal story of a physician who survived cancer to become a founder and the current President of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

We the Victors
By C.B. Pepper (1985), New York: New American Library.
A book of stories about people who have survived cancer and how they did it.

Of Tears and Triumphs
By G. Photopulos & B. Photopulos (1988), Chicago: Congdon & Weed.
Inspirational resource on facing cancer. Provides hope and direction to patients, families, and friends.

Making Miracles: An exploration into the dynamics of self-healing
By P.C. Roud (1990), New York: Warner Books.
Psychological case studies of exceptional patients with advanced disease who survived life-threatening illness. Many case examples of cancer patients. Insightfully written for the lay person.

Healing Yourself: A step-by-step program for better health through imagery
By M.L. Rossman (1984), New York: Pocket Books.
Guide to the use of imagery in improving one's health. Written by a physician.

Love, Medicine, & Miracles: Lessons learned about self-healing from a surgeon's experience with exceptional patients
By B.S. Siegel (1986), New York: Harper & Row. Inspirational.
Advocates taking personal responsibility for fighting cancer. Views healing as a process of exploring the meaning of illness in one's life. Many months on the New York Times bestseller list.

Getting Well Again: A step-by-step self-help guide to overcoming cancer for patients and their families
By O.C. Simonton, S. Matthews-Simonton & J. Creighton (1978), New York: St. Martin's Press.
Primary authors are a physician and psychotherapist. They advocate an active approach to coping with cancer through attitude, visualization, relaxation, exercise, goal setting, and building a strong support system.

Elegant Choices: Healing Choices
By M. Sinetar (1988), New York: Paulist Press.
A book about how choice helps one become optimally healthy and improves the quality of life. Light, enjoyable reading.

Hanging in There: Living Well on Borrowed Time
By N.D. Spingarn (1983), New York: Stein and Day.
An inspiring book about living with cancer. Filled with philosophical insight and survivor wisdom, e.g., "That which does not kill me makes me stronger"--Nietzsche.

Worried Sick: Our Troubled Quest for Wellness
By A.J. Barsky (1988), Boston: Little Brown & Co.
Discusses the paradoxical nature of health and how over concern for one's health can be self-defeating. Written by a psychiatrist. May be of most interest to long-term survivors.

From Victim to Victor: The Wellness Community Guide to Fighting for Recovery for Cancer Patients and their Families
By H.H. Benjamin (1985), Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.
The philosophical approach to fighting cancer as viewed by the Wellness Community.

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