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Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Alternative, Complementary and Conventional Therapies »
Authors: James S. Gordon, Sharon Curtin
ISBN-13: 9780738204864, ISBN-10: 0738204862
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: April 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: James S. Gordon
James S. Gordon, M.D., author of Manifesto for a New Medicine, is the Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. A clinical professor of medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, he is also director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., and creator of the Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference.
Book Synopsis
Based on the findings of the annual conference co-sponsored by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and the National Cancer Institute, a uniquely authoritative guide to the integration of conventional, complementary, and alternative medicines for cancer care.
Dean Ornish
This book represents truly pioneering work. It brings much needed information about the best of new cancer treatments to those who need it most and it does so with compassion and an inspired bedside manner.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | xi | |
| Introduction | xiii | |
| 1 | In the Beginning... | 1 |
| Coping with Cancer | 7 | |
| Sarah's Call | 18 | |
| 2 | Facts for Life | 21 |
| What Is Cancer? | 23 | |
| The Kinds of Cancer | 27 | |
| Finding Out What You Need to Know | 28 | |
| Mike's Misinformation | 32 | |
| Choosing Your Medical Team | 34 | |
| Understanding Terms, Interpreting Data | 37 | |
| The Evolution of Cancer Therapies and Clinical Trials | 40 | |
| Scientific Studies and You | 44 | |
| Making Your Choices | 46 | |
| 3 | Mind-Body Medicine | 51 |
| Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science | 54 | |
| Stress as a Cause of Cancer: What Do We Know? | 59 | |
| Stress and the Diagnosis of Cancer: Where Do We Go? | 61 | |
| 4 | Healing Connections | 77 |
| What Kind of Social Support Will Support You? | 80 | |
| The Power of Small Group Programs | 85 | |
| Healing Communities | 88 | |
| Making the Spiritual Connection | 89 | |
| 5 | Diet and Nutrition | 91 |
| You Are What You Eat | 93 | |
| What We Know About What We Eat | 97 | |
| Macronutrients--Fats, Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fiber | 99 | |
| Micronutrients: Supplements | 103 | |
| 6 | Traditional Chinese Medicine | 109 |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine | 110 | |
| TCM and Cancer | 115 | |
| The Marriage of Chinese and Western Medicine | 116 | |
| Comprehensive Cancer Care Studies | 122 | |
| Tai Chi and Qi Gong | 124 | |
| A Few Words of Summary | 126 | |
| 7 | Immunomodulating Substances: Coley's Toxins, MTH-68/H, Mistletoe | 129 |
| Julie's Quest | 132 | |
| Coley's Toxins | 134 | |
| MTH-68/H | 136 | |
| Mistletoe | 138 | |
| Julie's Search Continues | 140 | |
| 8 | Nature's Pharmacy: Phytonutrients and Nutraceuticals | 143 |
| Shark Cartilage | 144 | |
| Hoxsey's Formula and Essiac Tea | 148 | |
| The Therapeutic Use of Mushrooms: Maitake-D | 149 | |
| Green Tea | 151 | |
| Coenzyme Q10 | 152 | |
| Melatonin | 153 | |
| 9 | Prostate and Breast Cancers | 157 |
| Steve and Grace | 158 | |
| Prostate Cancer | 162 | |
| Breast Cancer | 170 | |
| Next... | 176 | |
| 10 | Therapeutic Diets | 177 |
| The Gerson Diet | 178 | |
| The Macrobiotic Diet | 182 | |
| The Block Medical Center | 187 | |
| A Last Word | 189 | |
| 11 | Changing the Paradigm of Cancer Care: Drs. Burzynski and Gonzalez | 191 |
| Stepping Outside the Mainstream | 192 | |
| Dr. Burzynski's Antineoplastons | 194 | |
| Testing the Limits of Cancer Care: Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez | 200 | |
| A Final Word | 208 | |
| 12 | Next Steps | 209 |
| Dr. Fair's Tumor | 209 | |
| Step 1 | You Can Do Something | 213 |
| Step 2 | Finding Healing Partners | 214 |
| Step 3 | Self-Awareness and Self-Care | 216 |
| Step 4 | Balancing Treatment Decisions | 217 |
| Summing Up | 220 | |
| Appendix A | Comprehensive Cancer Care Resources | 223 |
| Appendix B | Guide to Internet Resources | 253 |
| Notes | 265 | |
| Bibliography | 291 | |
| Index | 305 |
Subjects
Health Books, Diet & Fitness Books
Alternative Medicine & Natural Healing Alternative Medicine - General & Miscellaneous
Health Books, Diet & Fitness Books Diseases & Disorders Cancer
Alternative Medicine & Natural Healing Alternative Medicine - General & MiscellaneousHealth Books, Diet & Fitness Books
Diseases & Disorders Cancer
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