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Brain Cancer
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Navigating through a strange land: a book for brain tumor patients and their families.

Roloff, Tricia Ann.  San Francisco: Indigo Press, 1995.

Breast Cancer
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Advanced Breast Cancer: a guide to living with metastatic   disease.

Mayer, Musa  Cambridge; Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 1998.

Ask the Doctor: Breast cancer.

  Friedewald, Vincent E. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1997.

Breast Cancer: a family survival guide.

  Pederson, Lucille M.  Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey, 1995.

Breast Cancer: a husband's story.

  Sokol, Bruce. Birmingham, AL: Crane Hill Publishers, 1997.

Breast Cancer: a patient guide.

  Anderson, Patricia J. Jonesboro, GA, U.S.A. (1887 Coventry Way, Jonesboro 30236): Creative Health Services, 1992.

Breast Cancer? Breast Health!: the wise woman way.

  Weed, Susun S.  Woodstock, N.Y.: Ash Tree Pub., 1996.

The Breast Cancer Companion: from diagnosis through treatment to recovery: everything you need to know for every step along the way.

  LaTour, Kathy.  New York: W. Morrow & Co., 1993.

The Breast Cancer Handbook: taking control after you've found a lump.

  Swirsky, Joan.  New York, NY: HarperPerennial, 1994.

Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule.

  McCarthy, Peggy.  Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1997.

The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet: the powerful foods, supplements, and drugs that can save your life.

  Arnot, Robert Burns.  Boston: Little, Brown, 1998.

The Breast Cancer Prevention Program.

  Epstein, Samuel S. New York, NY: Macmillan, 1998.

Breast Cancer: strategies for husbands to support their wives

  Eckmann, Jim.  San Diego, Calif.: Nehemiah Pub. House, 1995.

The Breast Cancer Survival Manual: a step-by-step guide for the woman with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Link, John, M.D.  New York: Henry Holt, 1998.

Breast Cancer: the complete guide.

  Hirshaut, Yashar. New York: Bantam Books, 1993, 1992.

Breast Cancer: what every woman should know.

Baron-Faust, Rita.  New York: Hearst Books, 1995.

The Breast Sourcebook: everything you need to know about breast cancer detection, treatment, and prevention.

Rosenthal, M. Sara.  Los Angeles, Calif.: Lowell House, 1996.

The Cancer Journals.

  Lorde, Audre.  San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 1997.

The Complete Book of Breast Care.

  Lauersen, Niels H. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1996.

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book

  Love, Susan M.  Reading, Mass.:  Addison-Wesley, 1995.

Estrogen and Breast Cancer: a warning to women.

  Rinzler, Carol Ann.  New York: Macmillan Pub. Co., 1993.

Finding a Lump in Your Breast: where to go, what to do.

Kneece, Judy C.  Columbia, SC: EduCare Pub., 1996.

Helping Your Mate Face Breast Cancer: Tips for Becoming an Effective Support Partner for the One You Love During the Breast Cancer Experience.

  Kneece, Judy C. Edu Care Inc, 1995.

Holding Tight, Letting Go: living with metastatic breast cancer.

  Mayer, Musa.  Cambridge; Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 1997.

How to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer.

  Michnovicz, Jon J.  New York, NY: Warner Books, 1994.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer: a survivor's guide for when treatment ends and the rest of your life begins.

Weiss, Marisa C.  New York: Times Books, 1998.

Love, Laughter & a High Disregard for Statistics: I'm alive and the doctor's dead: surviving cancer with your sense of humor and your sexuality intact.

  Buchanan, Sue.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House, 1998.

Man to Man: when the woman you love has breast cancer.

Murcia, Andy.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989.

My Breast.

  Wadler, Joyce.  New York: Pocket Books, 1997.

No Less a Woman: femininity, sexuality & breast cancer.

Kahane, Deborah Hobler.  Almeda, CA: Hunter House, 1995.

The Race Is Run One Step at a Time: my personal struggle --and everywoman's guide--to taking charge of breast cancer.

  Brinker, Nancy.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Recovering from Breast Cancer.

  Fabian, Carol.  New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1992.

Recovering from Breast Surgery:exercises to strengthen your body and relieve pain.

  Stumm, Diana.  Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 1995.

Seeing the Crab: a memoir of dying before I do.

Middlebrook, Christina.  New York: Anchor Books, 1998.

Spinning Straw into Gold: your emotional recovery from breast cancer.

  Kaye, Ronnie.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Straight talk about breast cancer: from diagnosis to recovery: a guide for the whole family.

  Braddock, Suzanne W.  Omaha, Neb.: Addicus Books, 1994.

Tamoxifen: new hope in the fight against breast cancer.

Kessler, John F.  New York: Avon Books, 1999.

Winning the chemo battle

  Mitchell, Joyce Slayton.  New York:  Norton, 1988.

Women talk about breast surgery: from diagnosis to recovery.

  Gross, Amy.  New York, NY: HarperPerennial, 1991.

Your Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook: a patient's guide to understanding the disease, treatment options, and the physical and emotional recovery from breast cancer.

Kneece, Judy C.  West Columbia, SC: EduCare Pub., 1995.

Cancer Prevention
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Living Well, Staying Well: the ultimate guide to help prevent heart disease and cancer.

  American Heart Association and American Cancer Society.  New York: Times Books, 1999.

Stopping Cancer Before It Starts: American Institute for Cancer Research's program for cancer prevention.

  New York: Golden Books, 1999.

Cancer Survivors
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After Cancer: a guide to your new life.

  Harpham, Wendy Schlessel.  New York, NY: HarperPerennial, 1995.

Cancer Combat: cancer survivors share their guerrilla tactics to help you win the fight of your life.

  King, Dean.  New York: Bantam Books, 1998.

A Cancer Survivor's Almanac: charting your journey.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Minneapolis, MN: Chronimed Pub., 1996.

Cancer Talk: voices of hope and endurance from "The Group Room," the world's largest cancer support group.

Schimmel, Selma R. and Barry Fox.  New York: Broadway Books, 1999.

Cancervive: The Challenge of Life After Cancer.

  Nessim, Susan.  Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992.

Celebrating life: African American women speak out about breast cancer.

  Dunnavant, Sylvia.  Dallas, Tex.: USFI, 1995.

Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul: 101 stories of courage and inspiration from those who have survived cancer.

  Canfield, Jack.  Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1996.

Dancing in Limbo: making sense of life after cancer.

Halvorson-Boyd, Glenna; Hunter, Lisa.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995.

Life after Cancer

  Kent, Ann.  London: Ward Lock, 1996.

Triumph: getting back to normal when you have cancer. Morra, Marion E.  New York: Avon Books,c, 1990.

Caregivers/Hospice/End-of-Life
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The Art of Dying: how to leave this world with dignity and grace, at peace with yourself and your loved ones.

Weenolsen, Patricia.  New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997.

Caregiver's Handbook.

  Visiting Nurse Associations of America.  New York: DK Pub., 1998.

Caregiving: hospice-proven techniques for healing body and soul.

  Smith, Douglas C.  New York, NY: Macmillan USA, 1997.

Caregiving: the spiritual journey of love, loss, and renewal.

  McLeod, Beth Witrogen.  New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1999.

Caring for Yourself while Caring for Your Aging Parents: how to help, how to survive.

  Berman, Claire.  New York: H. Holt, 1997.

Dying Well: the prospect for growth at the end of life.

Byock, Ira.  New York: Riverhead Books, 1997.

Final Gifts: understanding the special awareness, needs, and communications of the dying

  Callanan, Maggie.  New York: Bantam Books, 1997.

Grieving Days, Healing Days.

  Mannino, J. Davis.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.

How to Survive the Loss of a Love.

  Colgrove, Melba.  Los Angeles, Calif.: Prelude Press, 1993.

I'm Here to Help: a guide for caregivers, hospice workers, and volunteers.

  Ray, M. Catherine.  New York: Bantam Books, 1997.

Share the Care: how to organize a group to care for someone who is seriously ill.

  Capossela, Cappy.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Taking Care of Caregivers: for families and others who care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

  Roberts, D. Jeanne.  Palo Alto, Calif.: Bull Pub. Co., 1991.

Who Dies? An investigation of conscious living and conscious dying.

  Levine, Stephen.  Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1982.

A year to Live: how to live this year as if it were your last.

  Levine, Stephen.  New York: Bell Tower, 1998.

Chemotherapy and Radiation
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Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy: a reference guide.

Tenenbaum, Linda.  Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders,c, 1994.

The Chemotherapy & Radiation Therapy Survival Guide.

McKay, Judith.  Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1998.

The Chemotherapy Survival Guide.

  McKay, Judith. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1993.

Coping with Chemotherapy.

  Bruning, Nancy.  New York: Ballantine Books, 1993.

Coping with Radiation Therapy: a ray of hope.

  Cukier, Daniel; McCullough, Virgina E  Los Angeles: Lowell House Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1996.

Lippincott's Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook.

  Baquiran, Delia C.  Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1998.

Making the Chemotherapy Decision.

  Drum, David E.  Los Angeles, Calif.: Lowell House Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1996.

Making the Radiation Therapy Decision.

  Brenner, David J. Los Angeles: Lowell House Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1996.

Managing Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy.

  Dodd, Marylin J.  New York: Prentice Hall Press,, 1991.

Nursing Care in Radiation Oncology.

  Dow, Karen Hassey. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1997.

Questioning Chemotherapy.

  Moss, Ralph W.  Brooklyn, NY: Equinox Press, 1995.

Children
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A Chair Full of Heart.

  Calvin, Sally R.  Hara Publishers, 1998.

Childhood Leukemia: a guide for families, friends & caregivers.

  Keene, Nancy.  Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 1997.

Coping When a Parent Has Cancer.

  Strauss, Linda Leopold. New York, N.Y.: Rosen Pub. Group, 1988.

Kemo Shark.

  King, H. Elizabeth.  Kidscope Inc., 1995.

Surviving Childhood Cancer: a guide for families.

Fromer, Margot Joan.  Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1995.

"They Never Want to Tell You": children talk about cancer

.  Bearison, David J.  Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1991.

When a Parent Has Cancer:  a guide to caring for your children.

  Harpham, Wendy Schlessel.  New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.

Your Child in the Hospital.

  Keene, Nancy  Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly and Associates, 1997.

Colon Cancer
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Colon cancer & the polyps connection.

  Fisher, Stephen J. Tuscon, Ariz.: Fisher Books, 1995.

What to do if you get colon cancer: a specialist helps you take charge and make informed choices.

  Miskovitz, Paul F.  New York: Wiley, 1997.

Colorectal Cancer
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Colorectal cancer: a thorough and compassionate resource for patients and their families.

  Levin, Bernard.  New York: Villard, 1999.

Complementary Alternative Therapies
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The Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia

  Marti, James.  Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1997.

Alternatives in Cancer Therapy:the complete guide to non-traditional treatments.

  Pelton, Ross.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

The Best Alternative Medicine: What Works? What Does Not?

by Kenneth R. Pelletier

Better Breast Health Naturally With Chinese Medicine.

Wolfe, Honora Lee.  Blue Poppy Press, 1999.

Cancer Therapy: the independent consumer's guide to non-toxic treatment & prevention.

  Moss, Ralph W.  New York: Equinox Press, 1992.

Choices.

  Morra, Marion E.  New York: Avon Books, 1994.

Choices in Healing: integrating the best of conventional and complementary approaches to cancer.

  Lerner, Michael.  Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1994.

Choices: realistic alternatives in cancer treatment.

Morra, Marion E.  New York, N.Y.: Avon, 1987.

The Complete Guide to Alternative Cancer Therapies: what you need to know to make an informed choice

  Falcone, Ron.  New York:  Carol Pub. Group, 1994.

Definitive Guide to Headaches: an alternative medicine.

Milne, Robert D.  Tiburon, Calif.: Future Medicine Pub., 1997.

Essiac: a native herbal cancer remedy.

  Olsen, Cynthia B. Pagosa Springs, CO: Kali Press, 1998.

The Healer Within: the four essential self-care methods for creating optimal health.

  Jahnke, Roger.  San Francisco: Harper, 1997.

Natural health, Natural Medicine: a comprehensive manual for wellness and self-care.

  Weil, Andrew.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

Options: the alternative cancer therapy book.

  Walters, Richard.  Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery Pub. Group, 1993.

Sharks Don't Get Cancer.

  Lane, I. William.  Avery Pub Group, 1992.

Third opinion: an international directory to alternative therapy centers for the treatment and prevention of cancer & other degenerative diseases.

  Fink, John M. Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery Pub. Group, 1997.

Women Confront Cancer: making medical history by choosing alternative and complementary therapies.

  Wooddell, Margaret J.  New York: New York University Press, 1998.

Coping Reducing Stress
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Beyond Miracles: living with cancer: inspirational and practical advice for patients and their families.

Hersh, Stephen P.  Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary Books, 1998.

The Cancer Conqueror.

  Anderson, Greg.  Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1990.

Full Catastrophe Living:using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness.

  Kabat-Zinn, Jon.  New York, N.Y.: Delta, 1991.

Healing and the Mind.

  Moyers, Bill D.  New York: Doubleday, 1993.

How to Live Between Office Visits: a guide to life, love and health.

  Siegel, Bernie S.  New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1994.

I Can Cope: staying healthy with cancer.

  Johnson, Judi; Klein, Linda.  Minnetonka, MN: Chronimed Pub., 1994.

Kitchen Table Wisdom: stories that heal.

  Remen, Rachel Naomi.  New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.

Letters from motherless daughters: words of courage, grief, and healing.

  Edelman, Hope.  New York, N.Y.: Delta, 1996.

Love, Medicine & Miracles: lessons learned about self-healing from a surgeon's experience with exceptional patients.

  Siegel, Bernie S.  New York: HarperPerennial, 1990.

Making Miracles Happen.

  Smith, Gregory White.  New York, N.Y.: Delta Trade Paperbacks, 1998, c1997.

No More Bad-Hair Days: a woman's journey through cancer, chemotherapy, and coping.

  Hyde, Susan Sturges. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, 1996.

The Relaxation Response.

  Benson, Herbert; Klipper, Miriam Z.  New York: Avon Books, 1976.

She Came to Live Out Loud: an inspiring family journey through illness, loss, and grief.

  MacPherson, Myra. New York: Scribner, 1999.

When You're Sick and Don't Know Why: coping with your undiagnosed illness.

  Hanner, Linda.  Minneapolis, MN: DCI Pub., 1991.

General Cancer Topics
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The Activist Cancer Patient:how to take charge of your treatment.

  Zakarian, Beverly.Ezra M., MD Greenspan (Introduction)   New York: Wiley, 1996.

Alive to Testify

  Wright, Wanna  1999.

The Alpha Book on Cancer and Living: for patients family and friends.

  Alameda, Ca.: The Alpha Institute, 1993.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Book: prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, cure.

Arthur I. Holleb, ed.  Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1986.

Be Prepared : The Complete Financial, Legal, and Practical Guide for Living With a Life-Challenging Condition

by David S. Landay

Being Brett : Chronicle of a Daughter's Death

Cancer

  McAllister, Robert M.  New York: BasicBooks,c, 1993.

Cancer Answers: encouraging answers to 25 questions you were always afraid to ask.

  Friedberg, Errol C.  New York: W.H. Freeman, 1992.

Cancer Battle Plan: six strategies for beating cancer from a recovered "hopeless case".

  Freahm, Anne E. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Pianon Press, 1992.

The Cancer Book: a guide to understanding the causes, prevention, and treatment of cancer.

  Cooper, Geoffrey M.  Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 1993.

Cancer Doesn't Have to Hurt: how to conquer the pain caused by cancer and cancer treatment.

  Haylock, Pamela J.  Alameda, CA: Hunter House Publishers, 1997.

Cancer: the facts.

  Whitehouse, Michael; Slevin, Maurice L.  Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Cancer Supportive Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Their Families

by Ernest H. Rosenbaum M.D.and Isadora Rosenbaum. M.A. , Somerville House, 1998

Cancer, There's Hope.

  Bloch, Richard.  Putnam Pub Group, 1983.

The Causes and Prevention of Cancer.

  Levenson, Frederick B.  New York: Stein and Day, 1985.

Confronting Cancer: how to care for today and tomorrow.

Sherry, Michael M.  New York: Insight Books, 1994.

Confronting Life-Threatening Illness: maintaining control and establishing positive objectives.

  Whitacre, John D.  Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Press, 1992.

Conversations about Cancer: a patient's guide to informed decision making.

  Auerbach, Michael.  Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1997.

Dancing at the Edge of Life: a memoir.

  Warner, Gale. New York: Hyperion, 1998.

Diagnosis, Cancer: your guide through the first few months.

  Harpham, Wendy Schlessel.  New York: Norton, 1998.

The Diagnosis Is Cancer: a psychological and legal resource handbook for cancer patients, their families, and helping professionals

  Larschan, Edward J.  Palo Alto, CA: Bull Pub. Co. New York, NY: Distributed in the U.S. by Kampmann, 1986.

Evening.

  Minot, Susan.  New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, 1998.

Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy.

  Dollinger, Malin. Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Pub., 1997.

Fighting Cancer.

  Bloch, Annette.  Bloch Cancer Foundation, 1989.

From Victim to Victor: the wellness community guide to fighting for recovery for cancer patients and their families.

  Benjamin, Harold H.  New York: Dell Pub., 1989.

Getting the Best from Your Doctor: An Insider's Guide to the Health Care You Deserve.

  Schwartz, Alan N.  Harper Mass Market Paperbacks, 1999.

Informed Decisions: the complete book of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

  Murphy,Gerald P. New York: Viking, 1997.

Inner Fire: Your Will to Live

by Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD, and Isadora Rosenbaum, MA, Plexus,1999

Living downstream: a scientist's personal investigation of cancer and the environment.

  Steingraber, Sandra. New York: Vintage Books, 1998.

One Renegade Cell: how cancer begins.

  Weinberg, Robert A.  New York: Basic Books,

The Physician Within: a step-by-step guide to living well with chronic illness.

  Feste, Catherine.  New York: H. Holt and Co., 1995.

A Season in Hell: a memoir.

  French, Marilyn.  New York: Knopf, 1998.

Taking Charge of Your Health.

  Hodge, Alice  Watsonville, OR: Book Partners, 1999.

The Transformed Cell: unlocking the mysteries of cancer.

Rosenberg, Steven A.  New York: Avon Books, 1993.

Understanding Cancer.

  Laszlo, John.  New York: Harper & Row, 1987.

When Life Becomes Precious: a guide for loved ones and friends of cancer patients.

  Babcock, Elise NeeDell. New York: Bantam, 1997.

General Reference
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Alternative Medicine: the definitive guide.

  The Burton Goldberg Group.  Puyallup, WA: Future Medicine Pub., 1993.

Cancer Medicine 

Holland, James F.  Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1997.

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology.

  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1997.

Cancer Symptom Management.

  Groenwald, Susan L.  Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 1996.

Cecil Textbook of Medicine.

  Bennett, J. Claude. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1996.

The Complete Drug Reference: United States Pharmacopeia.

Yonkers, N.Y.: Consumer Reports Books, 1998.

The Consumer Health Information Source Book.

  Rees, Alan M.  Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.

  Philadelphia: Saunders, 1994.

The Human Body: an illustrated guide to its structure, function, and disorders.

  Clayman, Charles.  London; New York: Dorling Kindersley Pub., 1995.

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book

  David E. Larson.  New York: W. Morrow, 1996.

The Medical Advisor:the complete guide to alternative & conventional treatments.

  Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 1996.

The Merck Manual of Medical Information.

  Home edition. Berkow, Robert.  Whitehouse Station, N.J.: Merck Research Laboratories, 1997.

The New Cancer Sourcebook: basic information about major forms and stages of cancer.

  Cook, Alan R.  Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1996.

Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)

  Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics, 1998.

USPDI Oncology Drug Information

  Association of Community Cancer Centers, 1998-1999.

Lung Cancer
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Living with lung cancer: a guide for patients and their families.

  Cox, Barbara G.  Gainesville, Fla.: Triad Pub. Co., 1998.

Lung cancer: the facts.

  Williams, C. J.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

The Lung Cancer Manual by the Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education

ALCASE. ALCASE, 1999. http://www.alcase.org/education/publications/lungcancermanual.html or can be ordered spiral-bound from ALCASE . Alliance for Lung Cancer, P.O. Box 849 Vancouver, WA 98666; 800 298-2436 US only; 360-696-2436; info@alcase.org.

Myths & Facts about Lung Cancer: What You Need to Know

by John C. Ruckdeschel. P R R, Incorporated, 1999.

Lymphomas Cancer
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: making sense of diagnosis, treatment, & options.

  Johnston, Lorraine.  Cambridge, Mass.: O'Reilly, 1999.

Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
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Melanoma: prevention, detection, and treatment.

  Poole, Catherine M.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.

Saving your skin: prevention, early detection, and treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers.

  Kenet, Barney J.  New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1998.

Mind and Body Spiritual
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30 Scripts for Relaxation Imagery & Inner Healing

by Julie T. Lusk

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind:the quantum alternative to growing old.

  Chopra, Deepak.  New York: Harmony Books, 1993.

Anatomy of the Spirit: the seven stages of power and healing.

  Myss, Caroline M.  New York: Three Rivers Press, 1997.

Art and Healing: using expressive art to heal your body, mind and spirit.

  Ganim, Barbara.  New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999.

Art & Practice of Creative Visualization

by Ophiel,

Art, Rage, Us: art and writing by women with breast cancer.

  San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998.

Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation.

  Rosenberg, Larry  Boston: Shambhala Pub., 1998.

Close to the bone: life-threatening illness and the search for meaning.

  Bolen, Jean Shinoda.  New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Creative Healing: how to heal yourself by tapping your hidden creativity.

  Samuels, Mike.  San Francisco: Harper, 1998.

Creative Visualization: use the power of your imagination to create what you want in your life.

  Gawain, Shakti. Novato, Calif.: Nataraj Pub., 1998.

Getting Well Again: a step-by-step, self-help guide to overcoming cancer for patients and their families.

Simonton, Oscar Carl.  New York: Bantam Books, 1992.

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: a Buddhist perspective on wholeness.

  Epstein, Mark.  New York: Broadway Books, 1999.

Grace and Grit: spirituality and healing in the life and death of Treya Killam Wilber.

  Wilber, Ken.  Boston: Shambhala, 1993.

Heal Your Body A-Z: the mental causes for physical illness and the way to overcome them.

  Hay, Louise L. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 1998.

The Healing Power of Mind: simple meditation exercises for health, well-being, and enlightenment.

  Thondup, Tulku.  Boston: Shambhala, 1996.

Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine.

  Dossey, Larry, M.D.  Harper Mass Market Paperbacks, 1997.

Love Is Letting Go of Fear.

  Jampolsky, Gerald G. Millbrae, Calif.: Celestial Arts, 1979.

Minding the Body, Mending the Mind.

  Borysenko, Joan. Toronto; New York: Bantam Books, 1988.

Open mind, open heart: the contemplative dimension of the Gospel.

  Keating, Thomas.  Rockport, Mass.: Element, 1992.

Peace, Love & Healing: bodymind communication and the path to self-healing: an exploration.

  Siegel, Bernie S.  New York: Perennial Library, 1990.

Perfect Health: the complete mind/body guide.

  Chopra, Deepak.  New York: Harmony Books, 1991.

Pocketful of Miracles: prayers, meditations, and affirnmations to nurture your spirit every day of the year.

  Borysenko, Joan.  New York: Warner Books,, 1994.

A Portrait of Breast Cancer: expression in words and art.

Smith, William D.  Project Woman, American Cancer Society, 1996.

The Power of the Mind to Heal.

  Borysenko, Joan.  Carson, CA: Hay House, 1994.

Prayer is Good Medicine: how to reap the healing benefits of prayer.

  Dossey, Larry.  San Francisco: Harper, 1996.

Quantum Healing: exploring the frontiers of mind/body medicine.

  Chopra, Deepak.  New York: Bantam Books, 1990.

Rituals of Healing: using imagery for health and wellness.

  Achterberg, Jeanne.  New York: Bantam Books, 1994.

Spontaneous Healing:how to discover and enhance your body's natural ability to maintain and heal itself.

Weil, Andrew.  New York: Knopf, 1995.

Staying Well with Guided Imagery.

  Naparstek, Belleruth. New York: Warner Books, 1995.

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

  Sogyal, Rinpoche. San Francisco: Harper, 1992.

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

  Sogyal, Rinpoche; edited by Patrick Gaffney and Andrew Harvey.  San Francisco: Harper, 1994.

The Type C Connection: the mind-body link to cancer and your health.

  Temoshok, Lydia.  New York: Plume, 1993.

When Cancer Comes.

  Hawkins, Don.  Chicago: Moody Press, 1993.

Wherever You Go, There You Are: mindfulness meditation in everyday life.

  Kabat-Zinn, Jon.  New York: Hyperion, 1995.

Why People Don't Heal and How They.

  Myss, Caroline M. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998.

Mouth and Throat
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Cancers of the Mouth and Throat A Patient's Guide to Treatment

by William Lydiatt, M.D. Perry Johnson, M.D, Addicus Books, 2000.

Nutrition
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The American Cancer Society Cookbook.

  Lindsay, Anne. New York: Hearst Books, 1988.

Cancer and Nutrition: a ten-point plan to reduce your risk of getting cancer.

  Simone, Charles B.  Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery Pub. Group, 1992.

The Cancer Recovery Eating Plan: the right foods to help fuel your recovery.

  Nixon, Daniel W.; Zanca, Jane A. New York: Random House, 1996.

The Cancer Survivor's Nutrition and Health Guide: eating well and getting better during and after cancer treatment.

  Spiller, Gene A.  Rocklin, Calif.: Prima Pub., 1997.

Eat to Beat Cancer.

   Hatherill, J. Robert.  Los Angeles, CA: Renaissance Books, 1998.

The essential guide to nutrition and the foods we eat: everything you need to know about the foods you eat.

The American Dietetic Association.  New York: HarperResource, 1999.

Estrogen: the natural way: over 250 easy and delicious recipes for menopause.

  Shandler, Nina.  New York: Villard Books, 1998.

Food for Life: the cancer prevention cookbook.

  Bohannon, Richard.  Lincolnwood, Ill.: Contemproary Books, 1998.

Food: Your Miracle Medicine: How Food Can Prevent and Cure over 100 Symptoms and Problems.

  Carper, Jean. Harper Mass Market Paperbacks, 1998.

Laurel's Kitchen Caring: recipes for everyday home caregiving.

  Robertson, Laurel.  Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, 1997.

Nutrition, Cancer, and You: what you need to know, and where to start.

  Calhoun, Susan.  Lenexa, KS: Addax Publishing Group, 1997.

What to Eat If You Have Cancer: a guide to adding nutritional therapy to your treatment plan.

  Keane, Maureen.  Chicago, Ill.: Contemporary Books, 1996.

The What to Eat if You Have Cancer Cookbook: over 100 easy-to-prepare recipes for patients and their families and caregivers.

  Keane, Maureen.  Lincolnwood, Ill.: Contemporary Books, 1997.

What to Eat Now: the Cancer Lifeline cookbook and easy-to-use nutrition guide to delicious and healthy eating for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers.

Keim, Rachel.  Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1996.

What to Eat When You Don't Feel Like Eating.

  Haller, James.  Robert Pope Foundation, 1994.

World without Cancer: the story of vitamin B17.

  Griffin, G. Edward  Westlake Village, CA: American Media, 1997.

Ovarian Cancer
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Gilda's disease:sharing personal experiences and a medical perspective on ovarian cancer.

  Piver, M. Steven.  Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1996.

Prostate Cancer
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The ABCs of prostate cancer:the book that could save your life.

  Oesterling, Joseph E.  Lanham: Madison Books Distributed by National Book Network, 1997.

Climbing back.

  Gerner, Mark.  Commack, NY: Kroshka Books, 1997.

Coping with prostate cancer.

  Phillips, Robert H.  Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery Pub. Group, 1994.

How I survived prostate cancer-- and so can you: a guide for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer.

  Lewis, James.  Westbury, NY: Health Education Literary Publishers, 1994.

Man to man: surviving prostate cancer.

  Korda, Michael. New York: Vintage Books, 1997.

New guidelines for surviving prostate cancer.

  Lewis, James.  Westbury, NY: Health Education Literary Publisher, 1997.

The patient's guide to prostate cancer: an expert's successful treatment strategies and options.

  Garnick, Marc B.  New York: Plume, 1996.

Prostate cancer: a non-surgical perspective.

  Wallner, Kent.  Canaan, N.Y.: SmartMedicine Press, 1996.

Prostate cancer: overcoming denial with action: a guide to screening, treatment, and healing.

  Salowe, Allen E. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1998.

Prostate cancer: portraits of empowerment.

  Jelsing, Nadine.  Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1999.

The prostate cancer sourcebook: how to make informed treatment choices.

  Loo, Marcus H.  New York: Wiley, 1998.

Prostate cancer: what every man--and his family--needs to know.

  Bostwick, David G.  New York: Villard, 1999.

Prostate cancer: what I found out & what you should know.

Maddox, Robert L.  Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1997.

Recovering from prostate cancer.

  Gomella, Leonard G. New York, N.Y.: HarperPaperbacks, 1993.

Women's Cancer Issues
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Beauty & Cancer: looking and feeling your best.

  Noyes, Diane Doan.  Dallas, Tex.: Taylor Pub. Co., 1992.

Before the Change: taking charge of your perimenopause.

Gittleman, Ann Louise.  San Francisco: Harper, 1998.

Cancer Sourcebook for Women: basic information about specific forms of cancer that affect women.

  Cook, Alan R.  Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1996.

Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book: making informed choices about menopause.

Love, Susan M.  New York: Times Books, 1998.

Estrogen: answers to all your questions about hormone replacement therapy and natural alternatives.

  Stolar, Mark W.  New York: Avon Books, 1997.

Hormones, Hot Flashes, and Mood Swings: the menopause survival guide.

  Gillespie, Clark.  New York: HarperPerennial, 1994.

Sexuality and Fertility after Cancer.

  Schover, Leslie R. New York: Wiley, 1997.

What Every Woman Needs to Know about Menopause: the years before, during, and after.

  Minkin, Mary Jane.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.

A Woman's Book of Life: the Biology, Psychology, and Spirituality of the Feminine Life Cycle.

  Borysenko, Joan.  New York: Riverhead Books, 1998.

Women and Cancer: a thorough and compassionate resource for patients and their families.

  Runowitz, Carolyn. New York: Villard, 1999.

Women's Cancers: how to prevent them, how to treat them, how to beat them.

  McGinn, Kerry Anne.  Alameda, Calif.: Hunter House, 1998.

Women's Symptoms: a comprehensive guide to common symptoms and diseases: their causes and treatments.

Strausz, Ivan K.  New York: Dell Pub., 1996.

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