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Мало какое заболевание или состояние человеческого организма окружено таким количеством мифов и домыслов, как рак. При этом в основе многих мифов лежат отголоски реальных научных теорий, до неузнаваемости искаженных «устным народным творчеством» в пересудах и пересказах. Автор книги, молекулярный биолог Мария Кондратова, работающая в парижском Институте Кюри, поставила перед собой задачу отделить зерна от плевел и дать читателю доступное, но вместе с тем научное представление о природе раковых заболеваний и современных подходах к их диагностике и лечению.

In the powerful memoir, Navigating the Stormy Seas: My Journey of Triumph, Dr. Hilary Adams invites listeners on a transformative odyssey that resonates with the power of human resilience, unwavering faith, and the enduring spirit. The storm struck unannounced. With three harrowing words, "You have cancer," Dr. Adams found herself plunged into a tempest of fear, uncertainty, and despair. Yet, instead of succumbing, she anchored herself in her deep-rooted faith, turning her story from one of impending tragedy to a tale of hope and triumph.

Resurrection Lily shares a story of inheritance and intuition, of what can surface in the body and the spirit when linked by DNA. As Amy Byer Shainman discovers she has inherited a BRCA gene mutation that puts her at high risk of developing certain cancers, she struggles to come to terms with preventively removing her breasts when she does not have a breast cancer diagnosis. Through her experience making decisions about her health, Amy becomes invigorated with purpose and establishes herself as a leading advocate for those with BRCA and other hereditary cancer syndromes.

An invaluable, revolutionary, research-based resource for parents—grounded in nutrition, detoxification, and mental wellbeing, while aiming to reduce suffering and promote long-term recovery.

In A Day's Journey, Tim takes up his pen to write dispatches from a smaller, more intimate world. He writes of Christian brothers and sisters who have taught him so much about a day well spent: the way they work and worship, the way they pray and sing, the way they love their neighbors and their enemies, even when beaten black and blue for the sake of Christ.

Lina es una persona que posee muchas virtudes, en este audiolibro afloran dos en especial: la honestidad y un pragmatismo especialmente inteligente. Me consta que todo lo que aquí se dice fue así, tal cual está escrito. En cada capítulo hay una serie de lucidez que nos llega con fuerza. No es un impacto solo para las personas que padecen cáncer de mama, sino una experiencia vital que le hace frente al sufrimiento, no importa si estás o no enfermo o enferma.

Maëlle a 30 ans quand elle apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer du sein métastatique, réputé incurable. En partant de son expérience, et en allant à la rencontre d'autres patient·e·s, d'oncologues, de chirurgiens, de psychologues mais aussi d'associations, de travailleur·se·s socia·le·ux, d'entrepreneur·e·s, de laboratoires pharmaceutiques et de personnalités politiques, cette série questionne la narration stéréotypée des cancers du sein, interroge les attentes de genre des patientes posées sur elles par la société, et invite tou·te·s les citoyen·ne·s à sortir de l'apathie pour lutter ensemble contre la maladie du siècle.

The fear of cancer is understandable. But that fear is in some ways outdated, as it fails to account for the medical progress made against this family of diseases. In Curing Cancerphobia, David Ropeik reveals the fascinating historical and psychological roots of our fear of cancer and documents the dramatic health and financial harms caused when that fear exceeds the risk.

In this short, accessible guide, Mayo Clinic breast-cancer specialists Tufia C. Haddad, M.D., and Kathryn J. Ruddy, M.D., and colleagues offer their insights on how to navigate this new phase of the journey, including monitoring for signs of recurrence; optimizing diet, sleep, and exercise...

Its hard today to remember how recently cancer was a silent killer, a dreaded disease about which people rarely spoke in public. In hospitals and doctors offices, conversations about malignancy were hushed and hope was limited. In this deeply researched book, Elaine Schattner reveals a sea...

Às vésperas de completar 23 anos, Suleika Jaouad ouviu as palavras que marcariam para sempre a sua vida: leucemia mieloide aguda. Assim começou sua longa batalha contra um inimigo invisível. Os quatro anos seguintes foram passados em quartos de hospital, lutando pela sobrevivência, enquanto lidava com as questões naturais da juventude e narrava sua experiência em uma coluna do The New York Times.

Providing readily accessible information and real-world encouragement to people living with primary and metastatic brain tumors, this book discusses the basics of brain tumors, types of tumors, management of different tumors, related symptoms, treatments and side effects, the role of medical team members, and coping strategies from initial diagnosis throughout the course of the illness. At the same time, it also offers practical suggestions on symptom management and lifestyle modification.

5年生存率が8・5%と低く、他のがんと比べても特にタチが悪いと知られる膵臓がん。

Die Diagnose Brustkrebs katapultierte mich völlig aus meinem gewohnten Alltag. Plötzlich sah ich mich unzähligen Ängsten und Sorgen gegenüber. Wie soll ich das schaffen? Was wird die Krebstherapie mit mir und meinem Körper machen? Werde ich je wieder angstfrei leben können? Und werde ich überhaupt wieder gesund? Im Juli 2020 wird Katrin Lange mit 41 Jahren zu einer der 70.000 Frauen, die in Deutschland jährlich an Brustkrebs erkranken. Erschwerend kommt für die frische Risikopatientin die Corona-Pandemie hinzu.

The doctor’s office called. It’s not good news. What comes next? When you are diagnosed with a life-changing illness, it can be overwhelming. While your diagnosis cannot be changed, the way you experience your illness can. In Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest, Dr. Seow and Dr. Winemaker have combined their decades of palliative care research and experience in caring for seriously ill patients. They have harnessed the advice of thousands of patients to create a roadmap that every patient and family will benefit from.

This guided meditation for chemotherapy by holistic health pioneer, Dr. Emmett Miller, provides a potent combination of guided imagery, self-hypnosis and affirmations to support and potentiate chemo treatment, while helping with fatigue and other possible side effects of treatment.These...

A jornalista Ana Michelle Soares já convivia com o câncer fazia mais de uma década quando, em 2022, a doença se agravou. A descoberta de lesões no cérebro levou a uma radioterapia agressiva. Com efeitos colaterais devastadores, AnaMi entendeu que talvez a finitude estivesse bem perto. O caminho pelo desfiladeiro da vida ficava cada vez mais estreito.

Von einem Krebsforscher und Arzt, der zum Patienten wurde. Wolfram Gössling müsste längst tot sein, wenn man Statistiken glaubt. Der renommierte Krebsarzt und Harvard-Wissenschaftler ist 44 Jahre alt, als bei ihm ein extrem seltener Krebs diagnostiziert wird; Überlebenschance 4 Prozent. Gössling erzählt vom Trauma der Behandlung und seiner unwahrscheinlichen Heilung; von seiner Arbeit als Arzt und seinem Dasein als Patient. Er spart auch die innere Verwundung, die ihm der Krebs zugefügt hat, nicht aus, wie die ständige Angst vor einem Rezidiv.

For more than fifty years, we have been waging, but not winning, the war on cancer. The astonishing news is that up to two-thirds of all cancer cases are linked to preventable environmental causes. If we can stop cancer before it begins, why don't we? That was the question that motivated Kristina Marusic's revelatory inquiry into cancer prevention. They recognize that we will never reduce cancer rates without ridding our lives of the chemicals that increasingly trigger this deadly disease.

Bettina Greschner hat sich lange Zeit ihres Leben nicht erwünscht und nie gut genug gefühlt. Das Leben ging nicht gerade zimperlich mit ihr um. Aufgewachsen mit einem alkoholabhängigen Elternteil, der tödliche Verlust des Lebenspartners kurz vor der geplanten Hochzeit, 2011 die Diagnose "Brustkrebs" und zeitgleich die Selbständigkeit mit einem Möbelgeschäft, welche damals unter keinem guten Stern stand. Was nun? Warten bis es noch schlimmer wird und noch weiter bergab geht? Nein! Das war keine Option.