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title	:	Beyond Miracles : Living With Cancer : Inspirational and Practical Advice for Patients and Their Families
author	:	Hersh, S. P.
publisher	:	NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin	:	0809231247
print isbn13	:	9780809231249
ebook isbn13	:	9780071401777
language	:	English
subject	Cancer--Popular works, Cancer--Psychological aspects, Adaptation, Psychological, Neoplasms--psychology--Popular Works.
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	RC263.H47 1998eb
ddc	:	362.1/96994
subject	:	Cancer--Popular works, Cancer--Psychological aspects, Adaptation, Psychological, Neoplasms--psychology--Popular Works.

Page iii Beyond Miracles: Living with Cancer Inspirational and Practical Advice for Patients and Their Families Stephen P. Hersh, M.D. CONTEMPORARY BOOKS

Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hersh, S.P. (Stephen P.) Beyond miracles: living with cancer: inspirational and practical advice for patients and their families/Stephen P. Hersh. p. cm. ISBN 0-8092-3124-7 1. CancerPopular works.1. CancerPsychological aspects. 1. Title. RC263.H47 1997 362.1'96994dc2197-19628 CIP Cover design by Monica Baziuk Interior design and production by Susan H. Hartman Material from You're Only Old Once! by Dr. SeussTM and copyright 1986 by Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Reprinted by permission of Random House, Inc. Published by Contemporary Books. An imprint of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975 U.S.A. Copyright 1998 by Stephen P. Hersh All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. Printed in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: 0-8092-3124-7 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

Page v To Joseph H. Hersh, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Lillian B. Hersh

Page vii Contents Foreword xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Listen, Learn, and Live xix 1 The Fountain of Life Within You 1 2 Clinic and Hospital Experiences: Getting Beyond Survival to Hope 13 3 Increasing Your Healing Skills 43 4 Taking Control of Pain: It's in Your Power 81 5 Nontraditional Treatments: The Choice Is Yours 113

Page viii 6 Family and Friends: They Make a Difference 125 7 Community and Work 147 8 The Costs of Treatment and Insurance 157 9 Controlling Your Tomorrows: Living with Uncertainty 169 10 Terminal Illness and Dying 185 11 Hope: Today's Research and Tomorrow's Treatments 199 12 Checklists and Reminders for Survivorship 211 A Note about the Appendixes 225 Appendix A: Pain Medication 227 Appendix B: Nontraditional Treatment 241 Appendix C: Special Community Resources 263 Appendix D: The Future 267 Appendix E: Cancer Centers, Books, and Other Resources 289

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