Fighting Cancer from Within: How to Use the Power of Your Mind for Healing » (First Edition)

Martin Rossman, M.D., is a pioneer in the field of alternative medicine. He is the co-founder and president of the Academy for Guided Imagery, on the faculty of the medical school at the University of California at San Francisco, and on the advisory board of Andrew Weil's Center for Integrative Medicine. The author of Guided Imagery for Self-Healing, he lives in Mill Valley, California.

A breakthrough guide for cancer patients on using the mind to treat the body, from a pioneer in

complementary medicine

Recent research has shown that the mind can make a tremendous difference in not only the daily experience of living with cancer but also in the potential for overcoming it.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Martin L. Rossman-hailed as "one of the greatest healers of our generation" by Rachel Naomi Remen-shows cancer patients how to use imagery in specific ways that can help them in their fight against cancer.

Imagery is a natural, efficient way of storing and processing information, and one that has powerful effects on both emotional states and physiology. And while imagery is not a substitute for medical, surgical, or other physical approaches to cancer therapy, scientific studies have proven that it complements and enhances those treatments in many important ways. In this first book of its kind, Rossman provides specific ways to use imaging in fighting cancer.

Praise for Guided Imagery for Self-Healing:

"This superb collection of imagery techniques is a landmark contribution to the emerging field of behavioral medicine." -Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

Library Journal

Rossman, cofounder and president of the Academy for Guided Imagery, a faculty member of the medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of Guided Imagery for Self-Healing, advocates an integrated mind-body approach to treating cancer in this well-written and easy-to-understand guide. He teaches patients relaxation techniques to help them reduce the emotional stress of a cancer diagnosis and the adverse physical effects of chemotherapy, surgery, and other treatments, and to relieve pain. In addition, Rossman clearly defines healing guided imagery and explains how it works. He also offers advice for caregivers and others involved in patient support and discusses the life transformation that often occurs during a life-threatening illness. This reviewer's only reservation in recommending this book is that, in order to follow the guided imagery exploration, one needs audiotapes of the scripts that Rossman provides. For popular cancer and alternative health collections. [Readers can record their own tapes using instructions provided by Rossman or can order tapes directly from Martin using information found at the end of the book.-Ed.]-Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Lib. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.