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Counselling books
There are a number of books that you might find useful to access via your public library.
Here are a few that have been brought to our attention:
Face to face with cancer: comfort and practical advice for sufferers and carers
By M Stroud (2004)
Here the author draws on personal experience and experiences of others to answer the questions that everyone wants to ask when cancer affects them.
A love affair with cancer
By John Pattison. Published by Authorhouse (2006)
This book is about the author describing feelings and emotions when faced with his cancer diagnosis - and the book also refers to the diagnosis of the authors daughter with another malignancy. The book is for any one affected by a daignosis of cancer.
Buy A love affair with cancer from Amazon.
Trust me I'm a cancer patient
By Finegan WC (2004) Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 192pp. Isbn: 85775 877 3. £14.95
Dr Wesley C Finegan was diagnosed with cancer in 1994 whilst working as a consultant in palliative medicine. Written from a personal perspective, it offers practical and accessible advice to help cancer patients deal with common issues, including pain and psychological problems which can occur when suffering from cancer. It is aimed at cancer patients undergoing treatment; and doctors, nurses and allied professionals who care for cancer patients.
Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 18 Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 IAA. Tel: 01235 528820; Fax: 01235 528830;
Email: contact.us@radcliffemed.com
Cancer Vixen
By Marisa Acocella Marchetto, Publisher Harper Collins. Price £12.99 ISBN: 978 000 7221639
A true story about a New York cartoonist who was diagnosed with breast cancer and subsequently had surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Written and drawn as a graphic novel ( cartoon) the book reflects the authors experiences.
Being a cancer patient's carer: a guide
By Finegan WC (2005) Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 200pp. ISBN: 1 85775 638 X. £14.95.
The author, Dr Wesley Finegan, was a consultant in palliative medicine before being diagnosed with cancer himself. More recently Dr Finegan has also become a family carer, and is determined to use his expertise to provide other carers with a concise source of specialist knowledge.
This guide deals with pain, physical symptoms, psychological problems, death and bereavement, and it adopts a unique approach to encourage the carer to work with the patient, doctors and nurses to achieve realistic and mutually agreed outcomes.
Memoirs of an Ordinary Woman
By Margaret Knight (2004) Amherst Publishing Limited. (£16.99)
A moving description of a womens life and fight against cancer. Available from Amazon