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Life Over Cancer

ISBN: 9780553801149 | 0553801147
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam
Pub. Date: 4/21/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
This authoritative guide combines the best of conventional medicine with the best scientifically supported complementary therapies, enabling patients and their doctors to create individualized, lifesaving treatment plans.
Consumer guide to a research-based plan for developing physical and emotional vitality needed to meet the demands of cancer treatment and recovery. Topics include forming a winning team, integrative care, the anti-cancer diet, and the life over cancer core fitness plan.
Forewordp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Introduction: Retaking Control of Your Lifep. 1
Why Integrative Care Worksp. 9
Forming Your Winning Teamp. 30
Where Are You Now? Quick-Start Maps for Using This Bookp. 40
Improving Your Lifestylep. 49
The Anti-Cancer Dietp. 51
The Life Over Cancer Core Diet Planp. 77
Indi... MOREp. 119
The Physical Care Plan: The Case for Fitnessp. 154
The Life Over Cancer Core Fitness Planp. 164
Individualizing Your Fitness Programp. 191
Mind and Spirit Care: The Rationalep. 212
The Life Over Cancer Core Mind and Spirit Care Planp. 230
Individualizing Your Mind and Spirit Care Planp. 252
Boosting Your Biologyp. 281
The Healing Power of the Terrainp. 283
Oxidation: Fighting Cancer-Promoting Free Radicalsp. 300
Inflammation: Overcoming Cancer's Fiery Sidep. 324
Immune Surveillance: Mounting the Immune Barricadesp. 346
Blood Circulation and Cancer: The Thick and the Thinp. 368
Glycemia: Breaking Cancer's Sugar Addictionp. 391
Stress Chemistry: Creating Healthier Biorhythmsp. 408
Enhancing Your Treatmentp. 429
The Three Phases of Cancer Treatment: Hitting Cancer Where-and When-It Countsp. 431
Crisis: When to Call Your Doctor and Go to the Emergency Roomp. 442
The Surgical Support Programp. 450
The Chemotherapy Support Program: Reducing Toxicity and Side Effectsp. 463
The Chemotherapy Support Program: Enhancing Effectivenessp. 478
The Radiation Support Programp. 488
What to Do When Treatment Ends: Growth Control and Containment in the First Year That You're Cancer-Freep. 498
The Rehabilitation Program: Getting Strong Enough for Treatmentp. 508
Leaving No Stone Unturned: What to Do When There's "Nothing Left to Do"p. 516
The Remission Maintenance Programp. 532
Epilogue: The Gift of Time and Hopep. 544
A Note on References and Resourcesp. 550
Acknowledgmentsp. 551
Indexp. 557
About the Authorp. 589
The Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatmentp. 592
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Keith I. Block, M.D. is Director of Integrative Medical Education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine; Medical Director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Evanston, Illinois; and founder and Scientific Director of the nonprofit Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Education. He is also editor in chief of the peer-reviewed professional journal Integrative Cancer Therapies and a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Editorial Board.


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