Cancer Talk

Voices of Hope and Endurance from "The Group Room," the World's Largest Cancer Support Group by Selma R. Schimmel, Barry Fox

Research shows that cancer patients who attend support groups can survive longer and lead fuller lives than patients receiving medical treatment alone. Cancer Talk, based on "The Group Room®," the nation's only talk-radio cancer support show, brings hope, information, and inspiration to everyone affected by cancer. Show host Selma Schimmel, a cancer advocate and longtime survivor, has gathered the voices of cancer patients and survivors, family and friends, physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to create an invaluable guide to help you:

Handling the Medical Aspects

  -Getting the Diagnosis   -The Doctor-Patient Relationship   -Dealing with Cancer Treatments

Dealing With Emotions

  -Fear, Anger, Hope and Humor   -Love, Relationships and Intimacy   -When You're A Young Adult With Cancer -   -When Your Young Child Has Cancer   -Caring For The Caregiver

The Legal and Social Aspects of Cancer

  -Dealing With Changing Healthcare Delivery   -Cancer In The Workplace

Beyond Cancer

This is a support group in a book!

Paperback, 352 pages, 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches